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Journal of Environmental and Public Health
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2022
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Research Article
Building Construction Artisans’ Level of Access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and the Perceived Barriers and Motivating Factors of Adherence to Its Use
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of study participants.
Number
%
Gender
Male
173
100.0
Level of education
Below primary
19
11.0
Primary
24
14.0
JHS
64
37.0
Secondary/technical/vocational
64
37.0
Tertiary
1
0.6
Age group of participants
18–20
3
1.7
21–30
46
26.6
31–40
79
45.7
41–50
36
20.8
52–60
5
2.9
>60
4
2.3
Years in the construction industry
1–5
65
37.6
6–10
66
38.2
11–15
18
10.4
16–20
10
5.8
>20
14
8.1
Form of employment
Permanent
32
18.5
Temporal
58
33.5
Casual
83
48.0
Job specialty
Mason
50
28.9
Carpenter/roofer
39
22.5
Electrician
6
3.5
Plumber
2
1.2
Steel bender
30
17.3
Laborer
44
25.4
Painter
1
0.6