Yosef Tewodros, Shifera Nigusie
School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia.
School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Australia.
Environ Health Insights. 2023 Jul 6;17:11786302231185683. doi: 10.1177/11786302231185683. eCollection 2023.
Equipment that safeguards the user from the risk of accidents or harmful health effects is known as personal protective equipment. Reports show personal protective equipment utilization is low in Africa. Workers are exposed to a wide range of physical, chemical, and incidental hazards because of low utilization of personal protective equipment. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the magnitude and factors associated with personal protective equipment utilization among Bure Industrial Park construction workers, Northwest Ethiopia.
A cross-sectional study involving 368 construction workers was carried out. The questionnaire was prepared to collect data on sociodemographic, work-related, and behavioral characteristics. Personal protective equipment usage was assessed by observation. Descriptive statistics' frequencies, proportions, and means were computed, and the analysis results were presented in text and tables. To find independent variables associated with personal protective equipment utilization, bi-variable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed.
The proportion of workers at the Bure Industrial Park who utilized personal protective equipment was 47.8%, 95% CI (47.7-47.9). After adjusting employment type as a confounding factor; not being a substance user [AOR = 9.52, 95% CI (5.07-17.8)], regular workplace supervision [AOR = 4.09, 95% CI (1.26-5.48)], having occupational safety training [AOR = 6.01, 95% CI (2.05-17.6)], and provision of personal protective equipment at workplace [AOR = 7.36, 95% CI (3.97-13.6)] were the factors associated with personal protective equipment utilization.
Nearly 1 in 2 workers wear PPE at work. Lack of PPE utilization is a public health problem in the study area. According to the study, personal protective equipment utilization was influenced by behavioral and occupational factors. To increase the utilization of personal protective equipment, training in safety procedures and regular workplace supervision must be considered.
保护使用者免受事故风险或有害健康影响的设备被称为个人防护装备。报告显示，非洲个人防护装备的使用率较低。由于个人防护装备使用率低，工人面临广泛的物理、化学和附带危害。因此，本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚西北部布尔工业园区建筑工人个人防护装备使用情况的严重程度及相关因素。
开展了一项涉及368名建筑工人的横断面研究。准备了问卷以收集社会人口统计学、工作相关和行为特征方面的数据。通过观察评估个人防护装备的使用情况。计算描述性统计的频率、比例和均值，并将分析结果以文字和表格形式呈现。为找出与个人防护装备使用相关的自变量，进行了双变量和多变量逻辑回归分析。
布尔工业园区使用个人防护装备的工人比例为47.8%，95%置信区间（47.7 - 47.9）。将就业类型作为混杂因素进行调整后；非物质使用者[AOR = 9.52，95%置信区间（5.07 - 17.8）]、定期的工作场所监督[AOR = 4.09，95%置信区间（1.26 - 5.48）]、接受职业安全培训[AOR = 6.01，95%置信区间（2.05 - 17.6）]以及工作场所提供个人防护装备[AOR = 7.36，95%置信区间（3.97 - 13.6）]是与个人防护装备使用相关的因素。
近二分之一的工人在工作时佩戴个人防护装备。在研究区域，个人防护装备使用率低是一个公共卫生问题。根据研究，个人防护装备的使用受到行为和职业因素的影响。为提高个人防护装备的使用率，必须考虑进行安全程序培训和定期的工作场所监督。
