Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases
Volume 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 274-276

Analysis of use of personal protective equipment among rural-to-urban migrant workers in small and medium enterprises in Zhongshan and Shenzhen, China (Article)

Zeng Z. , Lu L. , Rao Z. , Han L. , Shi J. , Ling L.
  • a Department of Health Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University/Sun Yat-sen Center For Migrant Health Policy. Guangzhou 510080, China
  • b Department of Health Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University/Sun Yat-sen Center For Migrant Health Policy. Guangzhou 510080, China
  • c Department of Health Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University/Sun Yat-sen Center For Migrant Health Policy. Guangzhou 510080, China
  • d Department of Health Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University/Sun Yat-sen Center For Migrant Health Policy. Guangzhou 510080, China
  • e Department of Health Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University/Sun Yat-sen Center For Migrant Health Policy. Guangzhou 510080, China
  • f Department of Health Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University/Sun Yat-sen Center For Migrant Health Policy. Guangzhou 510080, China

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the current supply and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among rural-to-urban migrant workers in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Zhongshan and Shenzhen, China and the influential factors for the use of PPE, and to provide a basis for better occupational health services and ensuring the health of migrant workers.METHODS: Multi-stage sampling was used to select 856 migrant workers from 27 SMEs in Zhongshan and Shenzhen, and face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted in these subjects. Statistical analysis was performed by one-way analysis of variance, chi-square test, and logistic regression.RESULTS: Of all migrant workers, 38.67%were supplied with free PPE by the factory, and this rate varied across industries (furniture industry: 45.81%; electronic industry: 31.46%) and SMEs (medium enterprises: 42.13%; small enterprises: 39.20%; micro enterprises: 22.16%); 22.43% insisted on the use of PPE. The logistic regression analysis showed that factors associated with the use of PPE included sex, age, awareness of occupational health knowledge, and the size of enterprise.CONCLUSION: The rates of supply and use of PPE among migrant workers are low. The larger the enterprise, the better the supply of PPE. Male gender, being elder, and high occupational health knowledge score were favorable factors for the use of PPE, while small enterprise size was the unfavorable factor for the use of PPE.

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statistics and numerical data male rural population China female Occupational Health Services occupational health service Humans protective equipment Transients and Migrants Protective Devices human adult migration
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ISSN: 10019391
Cited by: 4
Original Language: Chinese