Table 3.
Frequency of hand sanitizer use by children aged ≥4 years at home or at school as reported by the adult respondenta.
| Times per day | 4–5 years | 6–7 years | 8–9 years | 10–11 years | 12–13 years | 14–15 years | 16–17 years | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | n = 45 | n = 32 | n = 34 | n = 49 | n = 37 | n = 23 | n = 32 | n = 252 |
| 0 | 13 (6.3–26) n = 6 | n = 0 | 12 (4.7–27) n = 4 | 6.1 (2.1–17) n = 3 | n = 0 | 4.3 (0.77–21) n = 1 | 9.4 (3.2–24) n = 3 | 6.7 (4.3–11) n = 17 |
| 1–3 | 38 (25–52) n = 17 | 38 (23–55) n = 12 | 41 (26–58) n = 14 | 29 (18–42) n = 14 | 35 (22–51) n = 13 | 35 (19–55) n = 8 | 34 (20–52) n = 11 | 35 (30–41) n = 89 |
| 4–6 | 20 (11–34) n = 9 | 31 (18–49) n = 10 | 26 (15–43) n = 9 | 31 (20–45) n = 15 | 43 (29–59) n = 16 | 30 (16–51) n = 7 | 34 (20–52) n = 11 | 31 (25–36) n = 77 |
| 7–9 | 24 (14–39) n = 11 | 19 (8.9–35) n = 6 | 18 (8.3–34) n = 6 | 18 (10–31) n = 9 | 11 (4.3–25) n = 4 | 22 (9.7–42) n = 5 | 12 (5–28) n = 4 | 18 (14–23) n = 45 |
| 10–14 | 4.4 (1.2–15) n = 2 | 6.2 (1.7–20) n = 2 | 2.9 (0.52–15) n = 1 | 14 (7.1–27) n = 7 | 2.7 (0.48–14) n = 1 | 4.3 (0.77–21) n = 1 | 6.2 (1.7–20) n = 2 | 6.3 (3.9–10) n = 16 |
| 15–25 | n = 0 | 6.2 (1.7–20) n = 2 | n = 0 | 2 (0.36–11) n = 1 | 8.1 (2.8–21) n = 3 | 4.3 (0.77–21) n = 1 | 3.1 (0.55–16) n = 1 | 3.2 (1.6–6.1) n = 8 |
| School | n = 72 | n = 98 | n = 75 | n = 18 | n = 34 | n = 65 | n = 62 | n = 424 |
| 1–3 | 29 (20–41) n = 21 | 15 (9.5–24) n = 15 | 13 (7.4–23) n = 10 | 33 (16–56) n = 6 | 2.9 (0.52–15) n = 1 | 29 (20–41) n = 19 | 24 (15–36) n = 15 | 21 (17–25) n = 87 |
| 4–6 | 42 (31–53) n = 30 | 51 (41–61) n = 50 | 48 (37–59) n = 36 | 22 (9–45) n = 4 | 53 (37–69) n = 18 | 42 (30–54) n = 27 | 44 (32–56) n = 27 | 45 (41–50) n = 192 |
| 7–9 | 17 (9.8–27) n = 12 | 15 (9.5–24) n = 15 | 21 (14–32) n = 16 | 28 (12–51) n = 5 | 21 (10–37) n = 7 | 14 (7.5–24) n = 9 | 16 (9–27) n = 10 | 17 (14–21) n = 74 |
| 10–14 | 6.9 (3–15) n = 5 | 13 (7.9–21) n = 13 | 13 (7.4–23) n = 10 | 5.6 (0.99–26) n = 1 | 18 (8.3–34) n = 6 | 11 (5.3–21) n = 7 | 11 (5.6–22) n = 7 | 12 (8.9–15) n = 49 |
| 15–25 | 5.6 (2.2–13) n = 4 | 5.1 (2.2–11) n = 5 | 4 (1.4–11) n = 3 | 11 (3.1–33) n = 2 | 5.9 (1.6–19) n = 2 | 4.6 (1.6–13) n = 3 | 4.8 (1.7–13) n = 3 | 5.2 (3.5–7.7) n = 22 |
Frequency of hand sanitizer use by children aged 4 years and older at home or at school as reported by the adult respondent. Zero was not provided as an option for the teacher survey.
aValues represent percent of children in each age group and location with the 95% confidence interval in parentheses; n equals number of children in the category.