title: Hygiene Behaviors Associated with Influenza-Like Illness among Adults in Beijing, China: A Large, Population-Based Survey.
abstract: 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.
authors: Institute for Infectious Disease and Endemic Disease Control, Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
authors: Shuangsheng
authors: S
authors: Wu
authors: Institute for Infectious Disease and Endemic Disease Control, Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
authors: Chunna
authors: C
authors: Ma
authors: Division of Epidemiology, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors: Zuyao
authors: Z
authors: Yang
authors: Institute for Infectious Disease and Endemic Disease Control, Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
authors: Peng
authors: P
authors: Yang
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Xicheng District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
authors: Yanhui
authors: Y
authors: Chu
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Dongcheng District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
authors: Haiyan
authors: H
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Tongzhou District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
authors: Hongjun
authors: H
authors: Li
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Haidian District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
authors: Weiyu
authors: W
authors: Hua
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Changping District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
authors: Yaqing
authors: Y
authors: Tang
authors: Department of Epidemiology, Huairou District Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
authors: Chao
authors: C
authors: Li
authors: Institute for Infectious Disease and Endemic Disease Control, Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
authors: Quanyi
authors: Q
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires