Volume 15, Number 2—February 2009
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Face Mask Use and Control of Respiratory Virus Transmission in Households
Table 2
Characteristics of adherent versus nonadherent mask wearers in the study, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2006 and 2007 winter influenza seasons *
Variable | Fully adherent mask users, no. (%), n = 30 | Nonadherent mask users, no. (%), n = 156 | p value |
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Living arrangement | |||
Reside in house | 22 (73) | 108 (69) | 0.66 |
>4 persons in house | 11 (37) | 64 (41) | 0.66 |
>3 adults in house |
3 (10) |
43 (28) |
0.04 |
Demographics | |||
Caucasian race† | 10 (33) | 29 (19) | 0.07 |
Working adult | 22 (73) | 118 (76) | |
Smoker in house |
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Daily handwashing | 14 (45) | 54 (34) | 0.21 |
Use of soap when handwashing |
13 (43) |
65 (42) |
0.87 |
Index child fully immunized | 15 (50) | 69 (44) | 0.56 |
Index child attends childcare |
6 (20) |
51 (33) |
0.17 |
Influenza vaccination | |||
Index child | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 0.66 |
Adult 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0.53 |
Adult 2 |
0 |
2 (1%) |
0.53 |
Median days of child sickness | 5 | 5 | |
Siblings reporting illness | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 0.66 |
*Adherence to mask use and handwashing measured by daily self-reports and exit interviews.
†Information relates to the participating adult interviewed.