Table 3.

Personal protective devices in diagnostic laboratories

Variables	Public laboratories		Private laboratories		OR	95% CI	p
	N	No. present (%)	N	No. present (%)
Biosafety cabinet	31	14 (45.2)	49	2 (4.1)	19.353	3.977–94.186	<0.001
Routine hand glove use	31	18 (54.1)	49	10 (20.4)	5.400	1.994–14.60	0.001
First aid box	31	2 (6.5)	49	0 (0.0)	8.390	0.3890–180.94	0.147

CI, confidence interval; N, number of laboratories; OR, odds ratio.