Table 2. Adopting recommended behaviours...

Table 2.

Adopting recommended behaviours to prevent infection.

	Ethiopia			India			Peru			Vietnam
	Low HEP (%)	High HEP (%)	p-value	Low HEP (%)	High HEP (%)	p-value	Low HEP (%)	High HEP (%)	p-value	Low HEP (%)	High HEP (%)	p-value
Wash hands more often	97.4	98.2	0.267	94.0	97.6	0.000	77.2	88.1	0.001	94.1	97.2	0.000
Avoid physical greetings	80.9	83.7	0.135	83.3	84.3	0.483	75.2	88.2	0.000	81.0	85.6	0.006
Avoid groups meeting	71.0	77.4	0.003	82.0	81.1	0.537	75.2	86.9	0.001	87.1	90.7	0.012
Wear protective gear	81.9	89.1	0.000	97.9	98.8	0.075	77.2	88.5	0.001	98.4	99.3	0.050
Keep a distance of 1-2 m	80.9	83.5	0.154	91.6	92.0	0.721	76.2	86.1	0.007	74.3	75.8	0.449
All 5 behaviours	54.2	63.9	0.000	72.3	72.2	0.939	68.3	81.4	0.001	64.0	68.2	0.051
Individuals	1835	572		1578	1168		101	1508		622	1916

	Ethiopia			India			Peru			Vietnam
	Low HEP (%)	High HEP (%)	p-value	Low HEP (%)	High HEP (%)	p-value	Low HEP (%)	High HEP (%)	p-value	Low HEP (%)	High HEP (%)	p-value
Wash hands more often	97.4	98.2	0.267	94.0	97.6	0.000	77.2	88.1	0.001	94.1	97.2	0.000
Avoid physical greetings	80.9	83.7	0.135	83.3	84.3	0.483	75.2	88.2	0.000	81.0	85.6	0.006
Avoid groups meeting	71.0	77.4	0.003	82.0	81.1	0.537	75.2	86.9	0.001	87.1	90.7	0.012
Wear protective gear	81.9	89.1	0.000	97.9	98.8	0.075	77.2	88.5	0.001	98.4	99.3	0.050
Keep a distance of 1-2 m	80.9	83.5	0.154	91.6	92.0	0.721	76.2	86.1	0.007	74.3	75.8	0.449
All 5 behaviours	54.2	63.9	0.000	72.3	72.2	0.939	68.3	81.4	0.001	64.0	68.2	0.051
Individuals	1835	572		1578	1168		101	1508		622	1916

Notes: Figures are based on the Younger Cohort and Older Cohort (combined sample). HEP refers to the Young Lives Home Environment for Protection index described above. The p values report on the statistical significance of the difference between the low and high HEP groups.

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