Table 6.
Observed Protective Equipment Use, Adolescent Pesticide Applicators in Egypt
| 2016 | 2017 | Parametric P-valuea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Level | n | % | n | % | |
| Mixing | ||||||
| Goggles/glasses | Yes | 10 | 14.1 | 31 | 43.7 | <.001 |
| Gloves | Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | NA |
| Long sleeves | Yes | 11 | 15.5 | 3 | 4.2 | 0.020 |
| Pants | Yes | 66 | 93.0 | 71 | 100.0 | NA |
| Shoes | Yes | 25 | 35.2 | 2 | 2.8 | <.001 |
| Mask | Yes | 15 | 21.1 | 51 | 71.8 | <.001 |
| Spraying | ||||||
| Goggles/glasses | Yes | 10 | 14.1 | 33 | 46.5 | <.001 |
| Gloves | Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | NA |
| Hat | Yes | 20 | 28.2 | 67 | 94.4 | <.001 |
| Shoes | Yes | 21 | 29.6 | 7 | 9.9 | 0.004 |
| Mask | Yes | 15 | 21.1 | 52 | 73.2 | <.001 |
Note: NA Not Applicable: McNemar test not calculated when a level has zero participants
aThe parametric p-value is calculated by McNemar test