Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effects of COVID-19 on the personal hygienic behavior of Korean youth. Methods: For this purpose, 354,943 middle and high school students of Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 2016 to 2021 were analyzed through multiple logistic regression analysis based on the complex sample design. Results: After COVID-19, responses to questions about “before eating in school” OR 1.641 (1.587∼1.697), “been to the toilet in school” OR 1.468 (1.423∼1.514), “before eating at home” OR 1.074 (1.052∼1.095), “been to the toilet at home” OR 1.293 (1.258∼1.328), and “came home after going out” OR 5.726 (5.535∼5.923) increased. Conclusion: The social environment created by COVID-19 affected youth personal hygienic behavior even when confounding variables such as gender, kind of school, and physical condition, among others, were controlled.
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