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Table 5 Knowledge concerning pregnant women’s behavior to prevent cCMV infection (#6)

From: What people know about congenital CMV: an analysis of a large heterogeneous population through a web-based survey

 

Gender (n = 3,215)

Age (n = 2,840) a

Education (n = 3,215)

Parenthood (n = 3,215)

Total

Female

Male

<24 years

25–40 year

>40 year

Undergraduates

Bachelor graduates

Masters graduates

Non-parents

Parents

Total of respondents (n.)

2,254

961

842

1,186

812

1,391

363

1,461

2,260

955

3,215

Right answers (%)

Avoid saliva-sharing

72.1

70.7

70.1

74.5

73.5

71.0

67.5

73.4

70.2

75.1

71.7

Not share toothbrush or other bath tools

75.6

73.5

75.7

77.3

75.6

75.0

73.0

75.4

74.6

75.9

75.0

Not share cutlery with children

57.9

54.9

54.2*

62.1

56.3

55.5

53.4

59.4

56.0

59.6

57.0

 

Hand-wash after diaper change

57.3*

51.4

53.1

55.7

59.4

55.6

57.3

55.0

54.1

59.1

55.6

Wrong answers (%)

Taking a vitamin supplement

12.2

12.8

19.2*

10.5

8.6

15.9*

16.8

7.9

14.5*

7.3

12.3

Vaccine/medicine

17.1*

23.3

28.9*

16.2

13.9

26.2*

19.3

12.1

22.0*

11.9

19.0

Not have animal contact

28.7

28.1

35.2*

26.1

26.1

30.3*

34.7

25.2

30.0*

24.8

28.5

Not eat rare cooked meat

27.6

24.9

34.2*

24.0

23.8

28.3*

36.9

22.7

28.1

23.7

26.7

Not eat dairy products

7.1

6.4

8.3

6.8

5.3

7.3

8.5

6.1

7.7

5.1

6.9

Change the cats’ litter box with gloves

36.9

31.7

42.5*

31.6

35.0

38.3*

44.9

30.3

36.8

31.9

35.4

If already immunised against CMV is useless to observe women’s behavior

34.9

29.9

22.7*

39.2

37.9

27.3*

23.1

41.8

28.7*

44.6

33.4

  1. a Information about the age of responders was provided by 2,840 out of 3,215 individuals. * p < 0.05