Research Article
Determinants of Exposures to Hazardous Materials among Nail Cosmeticians in the Kampala City, Uganda
Table 3
Commonly used nail cosmetics and personal protective equipment use among nail cosmeticians.
| Practice | Frequency, () (%) |
| Cosmetics used by nail cosmeticians | | Nail polish | 238 (97.9) | Polish remover | 239 (98.4) | Nail elongators | 65 (26.7) | Artificial nails | 201 (82.7) | Nail enamel | 95 (39.1) | Nail filing | 185 (76.1) | Adhesives | 162 (66.7) | Personal protective equipment used by nail cosmeticians while working | |
| Mask/handkerchief | | Yes | 120 (49.4) | No | 123 (50.6) |
| Gloves (hand and arm protection) | | Yes | 75 (31.1) | No | 166 (68.9) |
| Goggles (eyes protection) | | Yes | 17 (7.0) | No | 226 (93.0) |
| Apron (general protection) | | Yes | 175 (72.3) | No | 67 (27.7) |
| Reason for infrequent use of PPE | | Unavailable | 111 (45.7) | Unnecessary | 80 (32.9) | Uncomfortable | 86 (35.4) | Nobody else uses them | 13 (5.3) | Unaware | 11 (4.5) |
| Cosmetics used have instructions for use | | Yes (always) | 174 (71.6) | Sometimes | 29 (11.9) | No | 35 (14.4) | Didn’t know | 5 (2.1) |
| Able to read and understand the instructions and content label () | | Yes | 135 (66.5) | No | 37 (18.2) | Sometimes | 31 (15.3) |
| Why find it hard to understand instructions or content label () | | Instructions in foreign language | 45 (83.3) | Instructions in small prints | 5 (9.3) | The label is full of chemical formula and names | 4 (7.4) |
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Multiple responses were given.
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