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Hygiene Behaviors Associated with Influenza-Like Illness among Adults in Beijing, China: A Large, Population-Based Survey

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  • Shuangsheng Wu
  • Chunna Ma
  • Zuyao Yang
  • Peng Yang
  • Yanhui Chu
  • Haiyan Zhang
  • Hongjun Li
  • Weiyu Hua
  • Yaqing Tang
  • Chao Li
  • Quanyi Wang

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The objective of this study was to identify possible hygiene behaviors associated with the incidence of ILI among adults in Beijing. In January 2011, we conducted a multi-stage sampling, cross-sectional survey of adults living in Beijing using self-administered anonymous questionnaires. The main outcome variable was self-reported ILI within the past year. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with self-reported ILI. A total of 13003 participants completed the questionnaires. 6068 (46.7%) of all participants reported ILI during the past year. After adjusting for demographic characteristics, the variables significantly associated with a lower likelihood of reporting ILI were regular physical exercise (OR 0.80; 95% CI 0.74–0.87), optimal hand hygiene (OR 0.87; 95% CI 0.80–0.94), face mask use when going to hospitals (OR 0.87; 95% CI 0.80–0.95), and not sharing of towels and handkerchiefs (OR 0.68; 95% CI 0.63–0.73). These results highlight that personal hygiene behaviors were potential preventive factors against the incidence of ILI among adults in Beijing, and future interventions to improve personal hygiene behaviors are needed in Beijing.

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  • Shuangsheng Wu & Chunna Ma & Zuyao Yang & Peng Yang & Yanhui Chu & Haiyan Zhang & Hongjun Li & Weiyu Hua & Yaqing Tang & Chao Li & Quanyi Wang, 2016. "Hygiene Behaviors Associated with Influenza-Like Illness among Adults in Beijing, China: A Large, Population-Based Survey," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(2), pages 1-9, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0148448
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148448
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