Handwashing Practice among Elementary Schoolchildren in Urban Setting, Mongolia: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 1

Characteristics of the study participants.

Characteristics		%
Children’s sex ()
Girls	752	49.9
Boys	755	50.1
Children’s age [mean (SD)]	1502	10 (0.3)
Numbers of children in the family ()
≤2 children	774	51.6
≥3 children	726	48.4
Maternal education ()
≤10 years	505	38.0
≥11 years	823	54.6
Housing type ()
Apartment	826	55.0
Ger/simple house	675	45.0
Household monthly income ()
≤700,000 MNT	539	36.1
≥700,001 MNT	951	63.8
School residential area ()
Apartment/urban area	896	59.5
Ger/suburb area	611	40.5
Handwashing educational class ()
Yes	1089	75.2
No	358	24.7
Availability of handwashing amenity at school ()
Sink and soap both available	474	32.9
Only sink or soap available	157	10.9
Not available	808	56.1

MNT: Mongolian Tugrik. 700,000 MNT was equivalated to 280 USD.