Perceptions and behaviors related to hand hygiene for the prevention of H1N1 influenza transmission among Korean university students during the peak pandemic period

Table 5 Relationship between recent flu-like symptoms and reported hand washing frequency.

Daily hand washing frequency	Males			Females
	Flu-like symptoms*	OR^†	95%CI	Flu-like symptoms	OR^†	95%CI
#4	25.6%	1	-	42.5%	1	-
5-7	21.2%	0.78	0.50-1.23	48.0%	1.30	0.68-2.48
#8	12.4%	0.45	0.23-0.90	33.3%	0.64	0.28-1.48

*p-value < 0.05 in chi-square test
^† Multiple logistic regression adjusted for age group, type of residence, existence of flu symptoms in participants' acquaintances

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