Research Article
The Prevalence and Determinants of Hand and Face Dermatitis during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Survey
Table 2
Factors leading to skin conditions on hands during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 821).
| Variables | Total n = 2354 (%) | Skin conditions on hand (n = 821) | Yes (%) | value |
| Handwashing habit changed | Yes | 2090 (88.7) | 46 (17.3) | <0.001 | No | 266 (11.3) | 775 (37.1) |
| Handwashing | ≤10 times | 1338 (56.8) | 382 (38.6) | <0.001 | >10 times | 1018 (43.2) | 439 (43.1) |
| Washing time | <1 min | 1617 (68.6) | 535 (33.1) | 0.030 | 1–2 min | 646 (27.4) | 250 (38.7) | >2 min | 93 (3.9) | 36 (38.7) |
| Handwashing water | Luke warm | 1945 (82.6) | 693 (35.6) | 0.003 | Cold | 231 (9.8) | 58 (25.1) | Hot | 180 (7.6) | 70 (38.9) |
| Type of soap | Regular | 1257 (53.4) | 428 (34.0) | 0.385 | Antiseptic | 1099 (46.6) | 393 (35.8) |
| Perfumed soap | Yes | 1226 (52.0) | 431 (35.2) | 0.744 | No | 1130 (48.0) | 390 (34.5) |
| Type of soap | Solid | 353 (15.0) | 116 (32.9) | 0.396 | Liquid | 2003 (85.0) | 705 (35.2) |
| Changed in hand sanitizer habit | Yes | 2064 (87.6) | 750 (36.3) | <0.001 | No | 292 (12.4) | 71 (24.3) |
| Hand sanitizer per day | ≤ 10 times | 1864 (79.1) | 628 (33.7) | 0.022 | >10 times | 492 (20.9) | 193 (39.2) |
| Alcohol concentration | <60% | 191 (8.1) | 77 (40.3) | <0.001 | >60% | 503 (21.3) | 232 (46.1) | Do not know | 1662 (70.5) | 512 (30.8) |
| Perfumed sanitizer | Yes | 554 (23.5) | 187 (33.8) | 0.537 | No | 1802 (76.5) | 634 (35.2) |
| Sanitizing when getting in contact | Yes | 1593 (67.6) | 602 (37.8) | <0.001 | No | 763 (32.4) | 219 (28.7) |
| Every one or two hours | Yes | 495 (21.0) | 202 (40.8) | 0.002 | No | 1861 (79.0) | 619 (33.3) |
| After coming from outside | Yes | 1473 (62.5) | 536 (36.4) | 0.043 | No | 883 (37.5) | 285 (32.3) |
| Before and after eating | Yes | 1143 (48.5) | 442 (38.7) | <0.001 | No | 1213 (51.5) | 379 (31.2) |
| Hand gloves/day | Do not wear | 1093 (46.4) | 351 (32.1) | 0.010 | >1 pair | 1263 (53.6) | 470 (37.2) |
| Stopped using gloves | Yes | 254 (10.8) | 149 (58.7) | <0.001 | No/do not know | 2102 (89.2) | 672 (32.0) | Had hand eczema | Yes | 355 (15.1) | 198 (55.8) | <0.001 | No | 2001 (84.9) | 623 (31.1) |
| Household work | ≤2 hours/week | 1502 (63.8) | 499 (33.2) | 0.028 | >2 hours | 854 (36.2) | 322 (37.7) |
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