Use of Personal Protective Equipment among Building Construction Workers in Kampala, Uganda

Table 2

Factors associated with use of PPE among building construction workers in Kampala, Uganda.

Variable	Used PPE?		Univariable logistic regression analysis		Multivariable logistic regression analysis
	No ()	Yes; ()	UOR (95% CI)	value	AOR (95% CI)	value
Gender
Male	270 (88.5)	35 (11.5)	1		1
Female	55 (68.8)	25 (31.2)	3.51 (1.94–6.32)	<0.001	6.64 (1.55–28.46)	0.011
Age in years
18–30	250 (80.2)	40 (13.8)	1		1
31–45	65 (81.3)	15 (18.8)	1.44 (0.75–2.77)	0.272	1.62 (0.55–4.73)	0.379
46–60	10 (66.7)	5 (33.3)	3.13 (1.02–9.62)	0.047	5.89 (0.67–51.65)	0.109
Form of employment
Permanent worker	24 (16.5)	15 (38.5)	1		1
Temporary worker	162 (82.2)	35 (17.8)	0.35 (0.16–0.73)	0.005	0.05 (0.01–0.27)	<0.001
Casual worker	139 (93.3)	10 (6.7)	0.12 (0.05–0.29)	<0.001	0.01 (0.001–0.071)	<0.001
Past knowledge of safety measures
No	305 (95.3)	15 (4.7)	1		1
Yes	20 (30.8)	45 (69.2)	45.80 (21.8–95.8)	<0.001	100.72 (26.00–390.16)	<0.001
Safety training per month
1-2	24 (70.6)	10 (29.4)	1		1
3 and over	301 (85.5)	50 (14.3)	0.40 (0.18–0.88)	0.024	1.10 (0.18–6.61)	0.916
CPEs per month
1-2	150 (90.9)	15 (9.1)	1		1
3 and over	175 (79.6)	45 (20.6)	2.57 (1.38–4.89)	0.003	0.53 (0.12–2.38)	0.408

Note. Percentages are calculated as row percentages (); AOR: adjusted odds ratio; UOR: unadjusted odds ratio; % is statistically significant. Multivariable logistic regression analysis involved all variables with % at univariable analysis; CPE: Continuous Professional Education.