TABLE 3—
Factors Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Transmission Among a Subset of Incarcerated Persons From Facility A by Test Result: Arkansas, April 29–May 15, 2020
| SARS-CoV-2 Test Resulta |
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| Characteristic | Positive, No. (%)b | Negative, No. (%)b | Total, No. (%)b | P |
| Overall—cloth face covering usec | 431 (100) | 995 (100) | 1426 (100) | |
| Hours per day cloth face covering was worn | .96 | |||
| 0–3 | 107 (25.1) | 257 (26.1) | 364 (25.8) | |
| 4–8 | 137 (32.2) | 317 (32.2) | 454 (32.2) | |
| 9–12 | 75 (17.6) | 175 (17.8) | 250 (17.7) | |
| > 12 | 107 (25.1) | 236 (24.0) | 343 (24.3) | |
| Overall—all other behaviorsd | 165 (100) | 239 (100) | 404 (100) | |
| Times per day hands are washed | .59 | |||
| 0–9 | 33 (20.4) | 56 (23.7) | 89 (22.4) | |
| 10–19 | 74 (45.7) | 110 (46.6) | 184 (46.2) | |
| > 19 | 55 (34.0) | 70 (29.7) | 125 (31.4) | |
| Specific times when hands are washed | ||||
| Before eating | 92 (55.8) | 134 (56.1) | 226 (55.9) | .95 |
| Before touching face | 78 (47.3) | 103 (43.1) | 181 (44.8) | .41 |
| After touching a common phone | 136 (82.4) | 193 (80.8) | 329 (81.4) | .67 |
| After touching a computer | 134 (81.2) | 191 (79.9) | 325 (80.5) | .75 |
| After coughing or sneezing | 109 (66.1) | 169 (70.7) | 278 (68.8) | .32 |
| After touching another person | 94 (57.0) | 127 (53.1) | 221 (54.7) | .45 |
| After using the bathroom | 162 (98.2) | 235 (98.3) | 397 (98.3) | > .99 |
| After touching dirty laundry | 101 (61.2) | 158 (66.1) | 259 (64.1) | .31 |
| After working | 98 (59.4) | 128 (53.6) | 226 (55.9) | .25 |
| Never | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.5) | > .99 |
| Near anyone in the last 2 weeks who had a fever, cough, trouble breathing, or appeared sick | .82 | |||
| Yes | 46 (27.9) | 63 (26.4) | 109 (27.0) | |
| No | 76 (46.1) | 107 (44.8) | 183 (45.3) | |
| Unsure | 43 (26.1) | 69 (28.9) | 112 (27.7) | |
| Spent time closer than 2 feet from anyone other than bunkmate or someone that sleeps nearby | .59 | |||
| Yes | 99 (60.4) | 156 (65.3) | 255 (63.3) | |
| No | 51 (31.1) | 64 (26.8) | 115 (28.5) | |
| Unsure | 14 (8.5) | 19 (8.0) | 33 (8.2) | |
Information on incarcerated person with inconclusive test result (n = 1) is not reported.
Column percent.
Information on cloth face covering use was not collected from incarcerated persons in Unit A, special housing unit, or laundry (n = 220). Fifteen incarcerated persons did not report hours per day that the cloth face covering was worn.
All other behavior questions were only asked during mass testing in 3 housing units: Units B, C, and D (n = 404). The following questions had missing responses: times per day hands were washed (n = 6); spent time closer than 2 feet from anyone other than bunkmate or someone that sleeps nearby (n = 1).