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

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Volumn 2017, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Izudi, Jonathan ^a,b   Ninsiima, Viola ^b   Alege, John Bosco ^b  

^a MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^b International Health Science University   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORKER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAFETY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UGANDA; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85042507904     PISSN: 16879805     EISSN: 16879813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2017/7930589     Document Type: Article

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