Table 4.
Factors associated with health perception, chemical-related symptom reporting and health care seeking among cleaning workers
| Variable | Self-rated health as excellent or very good (n = 180) | Reported a chemical related symptom to the supervisor (n = 100) | Sought for health care for chemical related symptoms (n = 101) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Race/ethnicity (reference: Asian) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 2.05 | 0.79–5.33 | 11.7 | 2.64–51.6 | 14.80 | 3.47–63.1 |
| Others | 4.20 | 0.55–32.3 | 1.78 | 0.20–14.4 | 27.02 | 1.51–482.3 |
| Age | 0.93 | 0.89–0.97 | 1.03 | 0.97–1.09 | 1.05 | 0.99–1.12 |
| Country of birth (Foreign born) | 4.62 | 0.66–32.4 | 1.34 | 0.18–10.2 | 26.8 | 1.63–438.8 |
| Education (ref. some high school or less) | ||||||
| High school graduate | 1.07 | 0.48–2.38 | 2.26 | 0.43–11.9 | 0.83 | 0.23–3.01 |
| College 1 year or more | 3.20 | 1.29–7.94 | 8.97 | 1.78–45.1 | 1.81 | 0.49–6.70 |
| Job title (ref. patient support assistant) | ||||||
| Custodian | 1.66 | 0.76–3.63 | 0.96 | 0.24–3.87 | 4.60 | 1.24–16.9 |
| Supervisor | 1.19 | 0.25–5.53 | 1.33 | 0.09–19.2 | 2.13 | 0.19–24.1 |
| Job location (reference: hospital) | ||||||
| Campus | 1.67 | 0.63–4.37 | 1.61 | 0.37–7.11 | 3.01 | 0.71–12.8 |
| Job strain | 0.33 | 0.05–2.05 | 1.92 | 0.09–40.2 | 0.75 | 0.04–12.6 |
| Effort-reward imbalance | 1.97 | 0.57–6.76 | 2.44 | 0.54–11.1 | 0.84 | 0.11–6.29 |
| Supervisor support | 0.95 | 0.80–1.12 | 1.18 | 0.92–1.54 | 1.00 | 0.78–1.28 |
| Risk perception | 0.88 | 0.67–1.16 | 1.13 | 0.69–1.85 | 1.58 | 0.97–2.56 |
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
Bold indicates significant p < 0.05