From: Working conditions and public health risks in slaughterhouses in western Kenya
Variable | Mixed % (95%CI) n = 274 | Cattle % (95%CI) n = 292 | Pigs only % (95%CI) n = 172 | Total % (95%CI) n = 738 | Chi squared |
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Personal hygiene | |||||
Wear protective clothing | 69 (66–73) | 49 (46–51) | 27 (23–30) | 53 (51–55) | X2 = 76.41, df = 2 p < 0.001 |
Wear boots | 68 (64–71) | 41 (38–44) | 22 (19–26) | 49 (46–51) | X2 = 94.94, df = 2 p < 0.001 |
Soap available | 50 (46–54) | 62 (59–65) | 68 (64–72) | 58 (56–60) | X2 = 16.03, df = 2 p < 0.001 |
Eat at the slaughterhouse | 27 (23–30) | 5 (5–7) | 37 (33–41) | 21 (20–23) | X2 = 78.88, df = 2 p < 0.001 |
Smoke daily | 22 (19–25) | 27 (24–29) | 19 (16–22) | 23 (21–25) | X2 = 4.74, df = 2 p = 0.09 |
Take alcohol daily | 33 (30–37) | 31 (28–33) | 32 (28–36) | 32 (30–34) | X2 = 0.27, df = 2 p = 0.87 |
Use the latrine regularly | 73 (70–76) | 78 (75–80) | 78 (75–82) | 76 (74–78) | X2 = 2.4, df = 2 p = 0.30 |
Meat inspection | |||||
Meat inspector visits | 98 (97–99) | 99 (99–100) | 84 (81–87) | 96 (95–96) | X2 = 60.17, df = 2 p < 0.001 |
Antemortem exam | 44 (41–48) | 48 (45–51) | 34 (30–38) | 44 (42–46) | X2 = 9.02, df = 2 p = 0.01 |
Slaughter sick animal | 23 (19–26) | 14 (12–15) | 15 (12–18) | 18 (16–19) | X2 = 8.77, df = 2 p = 0.01 |
Zoonoses awareness | |||||
Know animals give disease to people | 34 (31–38) | 30 (27–32) | 29 (25–33) | 31 (29–33) | X2 = 1359, df = 2 p = 0.45 |
Know disease can be transmitted from meat | 45 (41–49) | 38 (35–40) | 42 (38–46) | 42 (40–44) | X2 = 2.77, df = 2 p = 0.25 |
Named a zoonosis | 8 (6–10) | 8 (6–10) | 9 (6–11) | 8 (7–9) | X2 = 0.11, df = 2 p = 0.95 |
Named a disease from meat | 9 (6–11) | 8 (6–10) | 7 (5–9) | 8 (7–9) | X2 = 0.47, df = 2 p = 0.79 |