Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Clin Cases. Aug 26, 2020; 8(16): 3465-3473
Published online Aug 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i16.3465
Table 1 Prevention and control measures for home quarantine
ItemMeasure
Duration7 d of continuous home quarantine
Mask usageWear masks properly when in close contact with family members
Cough etiquetteCover coughs and sneezes with your elbow, not hands
Hand hygieneWash hands frequently and do not touch mouth, nose, eyes, and other parts of the face without washing hands
DistanceKeep 1.5 m distance from patients
VentilationKeep the rooms clean and ventilated: Half an hour in the morning, noon, and night. Keep warm during ventilation
Air conditioningDo not use air conditioning, especially central air conditioning
SocialisingDo not gather with others who are not family
DisinfectionSwab articles used by the patient with 75% alcohol or soak in hot water (> 56°C) for 30 min
Mask disposalSeal used masks in fresh bags and put them in the trash
Table 2 Demographic data of the study subjects (n = 495)
ItemCategoryn/average%
Age of patients (yr)3.56 ± 2.89
Gender of patientsMale29258.99
Female20341.01
Age of patientsBaby13126.46
Child13427.08
Preschool children12124.44
Schoolage children10922.02
Gender of caregiverMale28657.78
Female20942.22
Age of caregiverYoung14028.28
Middle-aged17234.75
Elderly18336.97
Education level of caregiverPrimary school or below24950.30
Secondary school5010.10
University or above19639.60
Place of residenceUrban area33567.68
Rural area16032.32
Number of children in the family126152.73
≥ 223447.27
Type of information on quarantine measuresIntensive29459.39
General20140.61
Table 3 Compliance to home quarantine measures
MeasureFull adherence
Basic adherence
Occasional adherence
No adherence
Score
n%n%n%n%AverageSD
Disinfection31463.43%17735.76%40.81%00.00%1.430.58
Distance10.20%8517.17%15932.12%25050.51%1.560.75
Hand hygiene00.00%11823.84%10521.21%27254.95%1.650.83
Mask usage40.81%10320.81%10521.21%28357.17%1.670.76
Cough etiquette00.00%7915.96%11924.04%29760.00%1.690.83
Mask disposal316.26%44289.29%224.44%00.00%2.591.09
Ventilation48397.58%122.42%00.00%00.00%3.020.33
Socialising9519.19%40080.81%00.00%00.00%3.190.39
Duration00.00%214.24%17334.95%30160.81%3.630.50
Air conditioning11122.42%19639.60%6412.93%12425.05%3.980.15
Table 4 Single-factor analysis of factors influencing compliance
GroupParametersCompliance (%)
χ2P value
HighLow
Gender of patientMale134 (45.89)158 (54.11)9.6810.002
Female122 (60.10)81 (39.90)
Age of patientBaby28 (21.37)103 (78.63)138.131< 0.001
Infant45 (33.58)89 (66.42)
Preschool93 (76.86)28 (23.14)
School-age90 (82.57)19 (17.43)
Gender of caregiverMale134 (46.85)152 (53.15)6.4180.011
Female122 (58.37)87 (41.63)
Age of caregiverYoung88 (61.11)56 (38.89)8.1750.017
Middle-aged87 (50.58)85 (49.42)
Elderly81 (45.25)98 (54.75)
Education level of caregiverPrimary school or below129 (51.81)120 (48.19)0.0050.997
Secondary school26 (52.00)24 (48.00)
University or above101 (51.53)95 (48.47)
Place of residenceUrban area169 (50.45)166 (49.55)0.6690.413
Rural area87 (54.38)73 (45.63)
Number of children in the family1155 (55.76)123 (44.24)4.1410.042
≥ 2101 (46.54)116 (53.46)
Explanation of quarantine measures by nursesYes132 (63.16)77 (36.84)18.961< 0.001
No124 (42.17)162 (57.83)
Table 5 Variable assignment of the multivariate logistic regression analysis
ItemVariableAssignment
Dependent variableComplianceHigh = 0, low = 1
Independent variableGender of patientFemale = 0, male = 1
Age of patientBaby = 1, infant = 2, preschool = 3, school-age = 4
Gender of caregiverFemale = 0, male = 1
Age of caregiverYoung = 1, middle-aged = 2, elderly = 3
Education level of caregiverPrimary school or below = 1, secondary school = 2, university or above = 3
Place of residenceUrban = 1, rural = 2
Number of children in the family1 = 1, ≥ 2 = 2
Explanation of quarantine measures by nursesNo = 0, yes = 1
Table 6 Multivariate analysis of factors influencing compliance
BSEWaldP valueOR (95%CI)
Age of patient-1.3990.129117.631< 0.0010.247 (0.192-0.318)
Explanation of quarantine measures by nurses0.7570.23910.0220.0022.133 (1.334-3.409)
Number of children in the family-0.2630.2391.2110.2710.768 (0.481-1.228)
Age of caregiver compared with young people
Middle-aged0.3650.2911.5730.2101.441 (0.814-2.551)
Elderly0.9010.2989.1100.0032.461 (1.371-4.418)