Table 2.
Hand-washing practices.
| Hand-washing practices (always) (non-responses excluded) | Urban LGAs (Frequency (%) ) | Rural LGA (Frequency (%)) | Total frequency (%) | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wash before cooking | 1357 (87.2) | 279 (71.5) | 1636 (84.1) | χ2 = 60.894 P<0.001 |
| Wash after outings* | 863 (55.5) | 216 (55.7) | 1079 (55.6) | χ2 = 2.972 P = 0.226 |
| Wash after using toilets | 1358 (87.8) | 270 (69.6) | 1628 (84.2) | χ2 = 82.126 P < 0.001 |
| Wash before eating | 1419 (91.3) | 300 (77.1) | 1719 (88.5) | χ2 = 62.681 P < 0.001 |
| Wash hands with soap | 997 (64.6) | 255 (66.4) | 1252 (64.9) | χ2 = 1.007 P = 0.604 |
| Wash hands with clean water | 1136 (73.7) | 239 (62.7) | 1375 (71.5) | χ2 = 18.447 P < 0.001 |
| Wash between fingers | 971 (62.5) | 207 (53.2) | 1178 (60.6) | χ2 = 14.012 P = 0.001 |
| Wash after hand shakes | 563 (36.6) | 184 (47.9) | 747 (38.8) | χ2 = 27.752 P < 0.001 |
*
Activities carried out away from the house or home.