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. 2022 Nov 8;8(11):e11464. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11464

Table 4.

The most used Personal Protective Equipment vs. the use of Personal Protective Equipment in the Artisanal Small-scale gold mining.

Variable Occurrence of accident Test Value df P value
Type of PPE No Yes Total Pearson Chi-Square (X2) 238.539 6 0.000
155 3 158 Likelihood Ratio (LR) 304.234 6 0.000
Boots 0 42 42
Ear plug 0 13 13
Goggles 0 11 11
Hand gloves 0 10 10
Helmet 0 11 11
Overall coat 0 6 6
Total 155 96 251
Importance of PPE
Important 29 11 40 Pearson Chi-Square (X2) 5.177 3 0.159
Less important 67 36 103 Likelihood Ratio (LR) 5.211 3 0.157
Not Important 35 32 67
Very important 24 17 41
Total 155 96 251