Table 3 Distribution of the symptomatic and asymptomatic participants in relation to their habits and applied infection control measures
From: Asymptomatic versus symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: a cross-sectional seroprevalence study
Total n (%) 1434 (100) | Symptomatic n (%) 934 (65.13) | Asymptomatic n (%) 500 (34.87) | Statistical test | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wearing masks/social distancing | |||||
Never | 158 (11.0) | 88 (55.7) | 70 (44.3) | 7.080 | 0.029* |
Sometimes | 930 (64.9) | 614 (66.0) | 316 (34.0) | ||
Always | 346 (24.1) | 232 (67.1) | 114 (32.9) | ||
Washing hands after returning home | |||||
Never | 317 (22.1) | 219 (69.1) | 98 (30.9) | 2.800 | 0.094 |
Sometimes | 1117 (77.9) | 715 (64.0) | 402 (36.0) | ||
Use of soap for hand wash | |||||
Never | 26 (1.8) | 21 (80.8) | 5 (19.2) | 6.670 | 0.036* |
Sometimes | 218 (15.2) | 154 (70.6) | 64 (29.4) | ||
Always | 1190 (83.0) | 759 (63.8) | 431 (36.2) | ||
Use of hand disinfectant | |||||
Never | 1018 (71.0) | 664 (65.2) | 354 (34.8) | 0.013 | 0.908 |
Sometimes | 416 (29.0) | 270 (64.9) | 146 (35.1) | ||
Eating outdoors | |||||
Never | 1172 (81.7) | 754 (64.2) | 419 (35.8) | 2.204 | 0.138 |
Sometimes | 262 (18.3) | 181 (69.1) | 81 (30.9) | ||
Performing exercises | |||||
Never | 242 (16.9) | 158 (65.3) | 84 (34.7) | 6.873 | 0.032* |
Occasionally | 476 (33.2) | 331 (69.5) | 145 (30.5) | ||
Consistently | 716 (49.9) | 445 (62.2) | 271 (37.8) | ||
Regular use of public transportation | |||||
No | 120 (8.4) | 82 (68.3) | 38 (31.7) | 0.591 | 0.442 |
Yes | 1314 (91.6) | 852 (64.8) | 462 (35.2) | ||
Regular use of air conditioner | |||||
No | 1160 (80.9) | 755 (80.8) | 405 (34.9) | 0.006 | 0.940 |
Yes | 274 (19.1) | 179 (65.3) | 95 (34.7) | ||
Number of days per week working online | N = 552 | N = 397 | N = 185 | ||
1–3 | 154 (27.9) | 112 (72.7) | 42 (27.3) | 6.096 | 0.047* |
4–5 | 136 (24.6) | 94 (69.1) | 42 (30.9) | ||
6–7 | 262 (47.5) | 161 (61.5) | 101 (38.5) |