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Table 4 Factors associated with associated with PPE utilization among textile factory workers in Hawassa Town, southern Ethiopia, 2014

From: Utilization of personal protective equipment and associated factors among textile factory workers at Hawassa Town, Southern Ethiopia

Variables

Utilized PPE

Crude OR (95 % CI)

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)

Yes

No

Service duration (in year)

 1–10

272

78

1.0

1.0

  > 10

272

38

2.05 (1.35, 3.13)

0.23 (0.09, 0.58)

PPE available

 Yes

531

62

0.03 (0.02, 0.05)

21.73 (8.62, 54.79)

 No

13

54

1.0

1.0

Shift work

 Yes

475

87

0.44 (0.27, 0.71)

2.28 (1.12, 4.66)

 No

69

29

1.0

1.0

Drink alcohol

 Yes

106

24

1.08 (0.66, 1.77)

0.26(0.10, 0.66)

 No

438

92

1.0

1.0

Smoke cigarette

 Yes

86

7

0.34 (0.15, 0.76)

0.20 (0.05, 0.78)

 No

458

109

1.0

1.0