TABLE 4.
Protective gloves and clothes worn when working in livestock practice and equine practice as reported by web‐based questionnaire respondents
| Livestock practice | Equine practice | Livestock vs. equine practice | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | p‐value a | Corrected p‐value b | |
| Use of protective gloves | ||||||||
| Always | 11 | 9.3 | 5.3–15.9 | 6 | 5.1 | 2.4–10.7 | .21 | .36 |
| Often* | 33 | 28.0 | 20.7–36.7 | 12 | 10.2 | 5.9–16.9 | <.001 | <.01 |
| Sometimes | 42 | 35.6 | 27.5–44.6 | 39 | 33.1 | 25.2–42.0 | .69 | .83 |
| Seldom | 26 | 22.0 | 15.5–30.3 | 40 | 33.9 | 26.0–42.8 | .04 | .13 |
| Never* | 6 | 5.1 | 2.4–10.7 | 21 | 17.8 | 11.9–25.7 | <.01 | .01 |
| Total | 118 | 118 | ||||||
| Use of protective gloves when treating a contaminated, fresh wound | ||||||||
| Always | 64 | 59.8 | 50.3–68.6 | 73 | 68.9 | 59.5–76.9 | .17 | .31 |
| Often | 33 | 30.8 | 22.9–40.1 | 22 | 20.8 | 14.1–29.4 | .10 | .23 |
| Sometimes | 4 | 3.7 | 1.5–9.2 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.5–9.3 | .97 | .98 |
| Seldom | 3 | 2.8 | 1.0–7.9 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.5–9.3 | .68 | .83 |
| Never | 3 c | 2.8 | 1.0–7.9 | 3 c | 2.8 | 1.0–8.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Total | 107 | 106 | ||||||
| Use of protective gloves when treating an infected wound (signs of infection) | ||||||||
| Always | 76 | 72.4 | 63.2–80.0 | 80 | 79.2 | 70.3–86.0 | .26 | .40 |
| Often | 24 | 22.9 | 15.9–31.8 | 15 | 14.9 | 9.2–23.1 | .14 | .28 |
| Sometimes | 2 | 1.9 | 0.5–6.7 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0–8.4 | .61 | .77 |
| Seldom | 1 | 1.0 | 0.2–5.2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5–6.9 | .55 | .75 |
| Never | 2 c | 1.9 | 0.5–6.7 | 1 c | 1.0 | 0.2–5.4 | .59 | .77 |
| Total | 105 | 101 | ||||||
| Wearing protective coat/coveralls | ||||||||
| Always* | 109 | 91.6 | 85.2–94.4 | 33 | 27.7 | 20.5–36.4 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Often* | 10 | 8.4 | 4.6–14.8 | 33 | 27.7 | 20.5–36.4 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Sometimes* | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–3.1 | 27 | 22.7 | 16.1–31.0 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Seldom* | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–3.1 | 13 | 10.9 | 6.5–17.8 | <.01 | <.01 |
| Never* | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–3.1 | 13 | 10.9 | 6.5–17.8 | <.01 | <.01 |
| Total | 119 | 119 | ||||||
| Wearing work footwear | ||||||||
| Always* | 114 | 95.8 | 90.5–98.2 | 75 | 63.0 | 54.1–71.2 | <.01 | <.01 |
| Often* | 5 | 4.2 | 1.8–9.5 | 26 | 21.8 | 15.4–30.1 | <.01 | <.01 |
| Sometimes* | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–3.1 | 10 | 8.4 | 4.6–14.8 | <.01 | <.01 |
| Seldom | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–3.1 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.3–8.3 | .04 | .13 |
| Never | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–3.1 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.3–8.3 | .04 | .13 |
| Total | 119 | 119 | ||||||
| Wearing headgear | ||||||||
| Always | 23 | 19.7 | 13.5–27.8 | 10 | 8.5 | 4.7–14.9 | .01 | .05 |
| Often | 28 | 23.9 | 17.1–32.4 | 19 | 16.1 | 10.6–23.8 | .13 | .28 |
| Sometimes | 24 | 20.5 | 14.2–28.7 | 25 | 21.2 | 14.8–29.4 | .89 | .95 |
| Seldom | 21 | 17.9 | 12.0–25.9 | 22 | 18.6 | 12.6–26.6 | .89 | .95 |
| Never* | 21 | 17.9 | 12.0–25.9 | 42 | 35.6 | 27.5–44.6 | .01 | .01 |
| Total | 117 | 118 | ||||||
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval
a
z‐test.
b
Benjamini‐Hochberg false discovery rate correction.
c
These were the same respondents.
*
Statistically significant at 5% level.