Journal of Environmental and Public Health / 2015 / Article / Tab 4 / Research Article
Occupational Health Hazards among Healthcare Workers in Kampala, Uganda Table 4 Crude odds ratios (COR) for the predictors of experiencing biological and nonbiological hazards among health workers in major hospitals in Kampala, Uganda.
Characteristic Category Biological hazards Nonbiological hazards COR [95% CI] valueCOR [95% CI] valueOverall Total Sex Male 1 1 Female 0.95 [0.51–1.78] 0.877 1.41 [0.71–2.80] 0.32 Age ≤30 years 1 1 >30 years 1.04 [0.59–1.85] 0.873 2.03 [1.09–3.78] 0.026 * Cadre of health worker Nurses 1 1 Others 0.99 [0.56–1.75] 0.976 0.62 [0.34–1.13] 0.116 Monthly income ≤500,000 1 1 >500,000 1.59 [0.89–2.83] 0.11 1.75 [0.95–3.21] 0.072 Type of health care facility Faith based 1 1 Private 1.90 [0.86–4.21] 0.112 0.93 [0.40–2.14] 0.868 Government 2.21 [1.02–4.78] 0.043 * 1.72 [0.79–3.74] 0.169 Duration in service <5 years 1 1 ≥5 years 1.09 [0.62–1.94] 0.743 1.87 [1.01–3.45] 0.045 * Wearing all necessary PPE Yes 1 1 No 2.45 [1.37–4.39] 0.003 ** 2.91 [1.57–5.39] 0.001 ** Working overtime No 1 1 Yes 2.44 [1.24–4.78] 0.009 ** 2.55 [1.22–5.34] 0.013 * Working in multiple facilities No 1 1 Yes 1.65 [0.88–3.08] 0.117 1.81 [0.95–3.45] 0.071 Daily hours of sleep <8 hours 1 1 ≥8 hours 0.57 [0.29–1.14] 0.115 0.61 [0.29–1.27] 0.19 Pressure from job No 1 1 Yes 8.35 [2.45–28.4] 0.001 ** 8.92 [2.06–38.57] 0.003 **
; indicates association between variables.