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

Table 3

Factors associated with handwashing practices among elementary school children ().

Characteristics	Handwashing at the most critical moments
	Washers ()		Non-washers ()		OR	AOR	(95% CI)
		%		%
School children’s sex
Girls	390	56.5	290	42.4	1	1
Boys	300	43.5	394	57.6	0.56	0.59	(0.45–0.70)
Numbers of children in the family
≤2 children	381	55.2	334	48.8	1	1
≥3 children	309	44.8	350	51.0	0.76	0.76	(0.61–0.94)
Housing type
Ger/simple house	297	43.1	302	44.1	1	1
Apartment	393	56.9	382	55.8	1.03	1.13	(0.89–1.46)
Household monthly income
≤700,000 MNT	441	63.9	446	65.2	1	1
≥700,001 MNT	249	36.1	238	34.8	1.04	1.10	(0.85–1.42)
Handwashing education at school
No	161	23.3	176	25.7	1	1
Yes	529	76.6	508	74.2	1.11	1.10	(0.86–1.43)
Location of school
Urban	432	32.6	412	60.2	1	1
Suburban	258	37.4	272	39.8	0.85	0.85	(0.65–1.12)
School handwashing amenity
Not available	243	35.2	276	40.3	1	1
Sink or soap	266	38.5	264	38.6	1.15	1.11	(0.86–1.42)
Sink and soap both available	181	26.2	144	21.1	1.42	1.40	(1.04–1.88)

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