Table 1 Logistic regression analysis for variables predicting always washing hands before the meals and always washing hands after the toilet
From: Turkey Handwashing Survey: suggestion for taking the ecological model into better consideration
Always washing hands before the meals (%) | OR (95 % CI) | Always washing hands after the toilet (%) | OR (95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | ||||
12–20 | 48.9 | 1.00 | 87.5 | 1.00 |
21–30 | 56.8 | 1.327 (1.118–1.574) | 90.3 | 1.223 (0.932–1.605) |
31–40 | 63.7 | 1.910 (1.602–2.277) | 92.2 | 1.732 (1.298–2.312) |
41–50 | 66.2 | 2.337 (1.941–2.815) | 92.6 | 2.077 (1.526–2.828) |
51–60 | 65.8 | 2.490 (2.043–3.034) | 93.2 | 2.585 (1.844–3.624) |
61–70 | 68.4 | 3.162 (2.514–3.977) | 93.0 | 2.962 (2.003–4.378) |
71–80 | 63.6 | 2.927 (2.221–3.858) | 90.4 | 2.462 (1.584–3.827) |
81 and above | 63.0 | 2.836 (1.705–4.717) | 80.8 | 1.076 (0.566–2.046) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 57.5 | 1.00 | 90.0 | 1.00 |
Female | 63.1 | 1.521 (1.364–1.696) | 91.8 | 1.665 (1.385–2.002) |
Settlement | ||||
Rural | 59.0 | 1.00 | 90.7 | 1.00 |
Urban | 62.4 | 1.042 (0.939–1.157) | 91.4 | 0.895 (0.750–1.068) |
Education level | ||||
No education | 53.5 | 1.00 | 85.5 | 1.00 |
Primary incomplete | 59.2 | 1.466 (1.170–1.836) | 90.0 | 1.868 (1.314–2.657) |
First level primary | 62.8 | 1.982 (1.687–2.328) | 91.8 | 2.589 (2.025–3.311) |
Second level primary | 57.7 | 2.331 (1.893–2.870) | 89.8 | 2.908 (2.112–4.005) |
High school | 63.4 | 2.551 (2.081–3.128) | 94.4 | 5.065 (3.553–7.221) |
College/university | 70.9 | 3.302 (2.551–4.273) | 96.3 | 7.276 (4.241–12.481) |