Personal characteristics associated with handwashing behaviour among Japanese university students studying abroad: Prospective observational studies
Background: Hand hygiene is recommended to travellers to prevent common travel-related illnesses such as diarrhoea and respiratory infection. For effective hygiene promotion interventions, we aimed to identify the personal characteristics associated with handwashing behaviour. Methods: Prospective o...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0b03af84e9e24f99bde3efae6e02a92c 2024-01-14T10:04:52+01:00 Personal characteristics associated with handwashing behaviour among Japanese university students studying abroad: Prospective observational studies Michiyo Yamakawa Yuko Tanaka Sachi Tomokawa 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102651 https://doaj.org/article/0b03af84e9e24f99bde3efae6e02a92c EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893923001114 https://doaj.org/toc/1873-0442 1873-0442 doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102651 https://doaj.org/article/0b03af84e9e24f99bde3efae6e02a92c Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 56, Iss , Pp 102651- (2023) Hand hygiene Travel Students Universities Prospective studies Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102651 2023-12-17T01:50:15Z Background: Hand hygiene is recommended to travellers to prevent common travel-related illnesses such as diarrhoea and respiratory infection. For effective hygiene promotion interventions, we aimed to identify the personal characteristics associated with handwashing behaviour. Methods: Prospective observational studies consisting of pre- and post-travel surveys were conducted among Japanese university students studying abroad between 2016 and 2018 (n = 825; 6–38 travel days). Associations of age, sex, study major, and overseas travel experience with handwashing behaviour (5-point scale) were evaluated using ordinal logistic regression models, with adjustment for destination, travel duration, and psychological factors (risk perception of diarrhoea and concern about hygiene). Results: Among the participants in our analysis (n = 629), 28.0 % washed their hands before every meal while abroad. The male sex and no overseas travel experience were associated with decreased frequency of infrequent handwashing, even after adjusting for all potential confounding factors, whereas the study major was not associated. The adjusted odds ratios (95 % confidence intervals) were 0.74 (0.56–0.99) for men vs. women and 0.69 (0.52–0.93) for no overseas travel experience vs. overseas travel experience but not to the current destination. Conclusions: The lack of overseas travel experience correlated with handwashing frequency in both men and women. In addition to the travel destination, the male sex and no overseas travel experience should be highlighted in pretravel hand hygiene interventions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 56 102651 |
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Background: Hand hygiene is recommended to travellers to prevent common travel-related illnesses such as diarrhoea and respiratory infection. For effective hygiene promotion interventions, we aimed to identify the personal characteristics associated with handwashing behaviour. Methods: Prospective observational studies consisting of pre- and post-travel surveys were conducted among Japanese university students studying abroad between 2016 and 2018 (n = 825; 6–38 travel days). Associations of age, sex, study major, and overseas travel experience with handwashing behaviour (5-point scale) were evaluated using ordinal logistic regression models, with adjustment for destination, travel duration, and psychological factors (risk perception of diarrhoea and concern about hygiene). Results: Among the participants in our analysis (n = 629), 28.0 % washed their hands before every meal while abroad. The male sex and no overseas travel experience were associated with decreased frequency of infrequent handwashing, even after adjusting for all potential confounding factors, whereas the study major was not associated. The adjusted odds ratios (95 % confidence intervals) were 0.74 (0.56–0.99) for men vs. women and 0.69 (0.52–0.93) for no overseas travel experience vs. overseas travel experience but not to the current destination. Conclusions: The lack of overseas travel experience correlated with handwashing frequency in both men and women. In addition to the travel destination, the male sex and no overseas travel experience should be highlighted in pretravel hand hygiene interventions. |
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