Table 7. Workers' characteristics and beliefs associated with working ≥1 shift while ill with diarrhea or vomiting in the previous year, multivariate analyses.
| Variable | OR (95% CI)a | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 2.18 (1.25–3.79) | 0.01 |
| Female | ||
| Cooking | ||
| Yes | 0.42 (0.24–0.74) | <0.01 |
| No | ||
| Dishwashing | ||
| Yes | 0.45 (0.24–0.84) | 0.01 |
| No | ||
| Food storage | ||
| Yes | 2.38 (1.28–4.44) | 0.01 |
| No | ||
| Work experience (yr) | ||
| 0 to<2 | ||
| 2 to<6 | 3.08 (1.46–6.50) | 0.03 |
| 6 to<10 | 2.41 (1.04–5.59) | 0.38 |
| ≥10 | 1.91 (0.87–4.20) | 0.94 |
| Does not want to leave coworkers short staffed | ||
| Some or great influence | 2.31 (1.31–4.08) | <0.01 |
| No or little influence | ||
| Fear of losing job | ||
| Some or great influence | 2.37 (1.37–4.09) | <0.01 |
| No or little influence | ||
| Repeated episodes of diarrhea | ||
| Very likely | 4.29 (1.68–10.98) | <0.01 |
| Not likely | ||
| Frequent cough | ||
| Very likely | 2.53 (1.51–4.25) | <0.01 |
| Not likely | ||
a
N = 472. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.