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

• Published in: Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi Vol. 32; no. 4; p. 274
• Main Authors: Zeng, Zhi, Lu, Liming, Rao, Zhanhong, Han, Lu, Shi, Jingrong, Ling, Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.04.2014
• Subjects: Adult; China; Female; Humans; Male; Occupational Health Services - statistics & numerical data; Protective Devices - statistics & numerical data; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data; Transients and Migrants - statistics & numerical data; China
• ISSN: 1001-9391

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. 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. 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, a