Table 4 Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Type of Company and Category of Worker
N | Goggles | Hard Hat | Shoes | Gloves | Hearing Protection | Reflective Vest | Nose Mask | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labourer | ||||||||
Locally-owned | 120 | 0.8% | 5.8% | 59.2% | 5.0% | 0% | 15.0% | 3.3% |
Foreign-owned | 88 | 17.0% | 45.5% | 87.5% | 61.4% | 15.9% | 61.4% | 26.1% |
p value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Total | 208 | |||||||
All other professions | ||||||||
Foreign-owned | 106 | 26.4% | 52.8% | 91.5% | 51.9% | 25.5% | 66.0% | 36.8% |
Locally-owned | 75 | 0% | 2.7% | 81.3% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 41.3% | 1.3% |
p value | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.043 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Total | 181 | |||||||
Adjusted Odds Ratio* | 57.5 | 20.4 | 3.8 | 24.3 | 43.8 | 4.8 | 17.8 | |
95% CI | 7.3-451.8 | 9.8-42.8 | 2.2-6.6 | 11.9-49.4 | 6.2-311.3 | 3.1-7.4 | 6.8-46.2 | |
p value | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.043 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |