Research Article
The Prevalence and Determinants of Hand and Face Dermatitis during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Survey
Table 1
Sociodemographics and hand hygiene practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the prevalence of skin conditions (n = 2354).
| | Variables | Total n = 2354 (%) | Skin conditions on hand (n = 821) | Skin conditions on face (n = 360) | | Yes (%) | value | Yes (%) | value |
| | Gender | | Male | 1038 (44.1) | 260 (25.0) | <0.001 | 107 (10.3) | <0.001 | | Female | 1318 (55.9) | 561 (42.6) | — | 235 (19.2) |
| | Marital Status | | Single | 1842 (78.2) | 604 (32.8) | <0.001 | 272 (14.8) | 0.19 | | Married | 514 (21.8) | 217 (42.2) | — | 88 (17.1) |
| | Employment | | Employed | 656 (27.8) | 281 (42.8) | <0.001 | 123 (18.8) | 0.004 | | Housewife/Student | 1700 (72.2) | 540 (31.8) | — | 237 (13.9) |
| | Healthcare worker | | Yes | 163 (6.9) | 95 (58.3) | <0.001 | 54 (33.1) | <0.001 | | No | 2193 (93.1) | 726 (33.1) | — | 306 (14.0) |
| | Handwashing | | Yes | 1003 (42.6) | 404 (40.3) | <0.001 | 173 (17.2) | 0.022 | | No | 1353 (57.4) | 417 (30.8) | — | 187 (13.8) |
| | Encounter with people having COVID-19 | | Yes | 910 (38.6) | 374 (41.1) | <0.001 | 170 (18.7) | <0.001 | | No | 1446 (61.4) | 447 (30.9) | — | 190 (13.1) |
| | Encounter with COVID-19 patients | | Yes | 105 (4.5) | 51 (48.6) | 0.003 | 26 (24.8) | 0.006 | | No | 2251 (95.5) | 770 (34.2) | — | 334 (14.8) |
| | Use of chemicals | | Yes | 345 (14.6) | 177 (51.3) | <0.001 | 84 (24.3) | <0.001 | | No | 2011 (85.4) | 644 (32.0) | — | 276 (13.7) |
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