Type of patient

N

Case

witnesses

n

%

n

%

Alcohol consumption

Yes

26

35.6

74

50.7

100

No

47

64.4

72

49.3

119

Tobacco consumption

Yes

1

1.4

6

4.1

7

No

72

98.6

140

95.9

212

Number of body washes per day

Once

13

17.8

16

11.0

29

Twice

50

68.5

110

75.3

160

Thrice

7

9.6

20

13.7

27

More than three times

3

4.1

0

0.0

3

Towel change interval

At 1 week

11

15.1

37

25.3

48

>1 week ≤1 month

53

72.6

99

67.8

152

>1 month

9

12.3

10

6.8

19

Bedding change interval

At 1 week

21

28.2

50

34.2

71

>1 week ≤1 month

48

65.8

91

62.3

139

>1 month

4

5.5

5

3.4

9

Clothes change interval

Every day

28

38.4

58

39.7

86

Every two days

40

54.8

82

56.2

122

Every three days

5

6.8

6

4.1

11

Temperature of water used for bath

Hot

2

2.7

4

2.7

6

Cold

65

89.0

132

90.4

197

Lukewarm

6

8.2

10

6.8

16

Type of sponge used for bath

Toilet net

62

84.9

126

86.3

188

Glove towel

3

4.1

7

4.8

10

Traditional net

1

1.4

5

3.4

6