Table 2 General demographics, reported hand washing behaviors, and perceived effectiveness, severity, and susceptibility of the participants
| Â | Total | Males | Females | P-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | Â |
Total | 942 | (100.0) | 738 | (78.3) | 204 | (21.7) | - |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   18-19 | 244 | (26.3) | 178 | (24.5) | 66 | (32.8) | <0.001 |
   20-21 | 214 | (23.1) | 157 | (21.6) | 57 | (28.4) |  |
   22-23 | 236 | (25.4) | 182 | (25.0) | 54 | (26.9) |  |
   24+ | 234 | (25.2) | 210 | (28.9) | 24 | (11.9) |  |
Type of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   University residence halls | 530 | (56.4) | 435 | (59.2) | 95 | (46.6) | 0.001 |
   Others | 409 | (43.6) | 300 | (40.8) | 109 | (53.4) |  |
Acquaintances with recent "flu-like" symptoms | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 380 | (40.3) | 324 | (43.9) | 56 | (27.5) | <0.001 |
   Yes | 562 | (59.7) | 414 | (56.1) | 148 | (72.5) |  |
Recent "flu-like" symptoms | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 685 | (72.7) | 568 | (77.0) | 117 | (57.4) | <0.001 |
   Yes | 257 | (27.3) | 170 | (23.0) | 87 | (42.6) |  |
Daily hand washing frequency | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   #1 | 68 | (7.2) | 66 | (8.9) | 2 | (1.0) | <0.001 |
   2-4 | 503 | (53.4) | 418 | (56.6) | 85 | (41.7) |  |
   5-7 | 240 | (25.5) | 165 | (22.4) | 75 | (36.8) |  |
   8-9 | 70 | (7.4) | 49 | (6.6) | 21 | (10.3) |  |
   #10 | 61 | (6.5) | 40 | (5.4) | 21 | (10.3) |  |
Information encountered | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 76 | (8.1) | 65 | (8.8) | 11 | (5.4) | 0.113 |
   Yes | 866 | (91.9) | 673 | (91.2) | 193 | (94.6) |  |
Perceived effectiveness | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Negligible | 40 | (4.3) | 32 | (4.3) | 8 | (3.9) | 0.006 |
   More or less | 300 | (31.9) | 216 | (29.3) | 84 | (41.2) |  |
   Substantial | 600 | (63.8) | 488 | (66.3) | 112 | (54.9) |  |
Perceived severity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mild symptoms like common cold | 526 | (56.1) | 439 | (59.7) | 87 | (42.9) | <0.001 |
   Substantial limitation in daily life | 297 | (31.7) | 214 | (29.1) | 83 | (40.9) |  |
   Have severe consequences | 29 | (3.1) | 25 | (3.4) | 4 | (2.0) |  |
   May die from it | 86 | (9.2) | 57 | (7.8) | 29 | (14.3) |  |
Perceived susceptibility | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Very low | 192 | (25.9) | 169 | (28.7) | 23 | (14.9) | 0.002 |
   Somewhat low | 249 | (33.6) | 200 | (34.0) | 49 | (31.8) |  |
   Nor low, nor high | 244 | (32.9) | 178 | (30.3) | 66 | (42.9) |  |
   Somewhat high | 44 | (5.9) | 31 | (5.3) | 13 | (8.4) |  |
   Very high | 13 | (1.8) | 10 | (1.7) | 3 | (1.9) |  |