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Utilization of personal protective equipment and associated factors among Kombolcha Textile Factory workers, Kombolcha, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study
1 Staff in Department of Labor and Social Affairs, Southern Wollo, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Referral Hospital, Aksum University, Aksum, Ethiopia
3 Department of Health Service Management, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
4 Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
5 Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences and Referral Hospital, Aksum University, Aksum, Ethiopia
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Article ID: 100025P16KZ2020
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Zegeorgous KG, Gebru HT, Demssie AF, Mekonnen TH, Aregawi BG, Woldegebriel MK. Utilization of personal protective equipment and associated factors among Kombolcha Textile Factory workers, Kombolcha, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. Edorium J Public Health 2020;7:100025P16KZ2020.ABSTRACT
Aim: Personal protective equipment (PPE) utilization in the manufacturing industry is an important issue because one of the top ten deaths is due to lack of protective equipment utilization among all industries worldwide and millions of workers are suffered from non-fatal injuries and illnesses. This study is aimed to assess personal protective equipment utilization and factors associated among Kombolcha textile workers in Kombolcha town, Ethiopia.
Method: An institution-based quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted among 404 production workers. Stratified sampling technique was used to select the study participants. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. We used Epi Info version 3.5.4 for data entry and SPSS version 20.0 for analysis. Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated to check the association between independent variables and utilization of PPE. Independent variables (cut off point, p-value < 0.20) in the binary logistic regression were analyzed by multivariable logistic regression at significance level of p-value < 0.05 to control confounders.
Results: The magnitude of PPE utilization was 58.2%. Work regulation [adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 3.0, 95% CI:(1.04, 4.90)], safety training [AOR: 5.10, 95% CI: (3.14, 8.28)], drinking alcohol [AOR: 2.85, 95% CI: (1.73, 4.67)], spinning work section [AOR: 4.27, 95% CI: (1.52, 12.08)] were factors significantly associated with utilization of personal protective equipment.
Conclusion: Utilization of PPE was low among production workers. Work regulation, work section, safety training, and drinking alcohol had statistically significant association with utilization of personal protective equipment.
Keywords: Kombolcha, Personal protective equipment, Textile industry, Workers
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Acknowledgments
We would like to acknowledge University of Gondar, Institute of Public Health, and the Labor and Social Affairs Bureau of Amhara National Regional state for their valuable support. Finally, our heartfelt thank goes to study participants, Kombolcha Textile Industry managers, safety officers, data collectors, and supervisors for their devotion to be involved in this study.
Author ContributionsKifle G Zegeorgous - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Hafte T Gebru - Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Amsalu F Demssie - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Tesfaye H Mekonnen - Acquisition of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Berihu G Aregawi - Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Manay K Woldegebriel - Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
Source of SupportNone
Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this article.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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