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Occup Environ Med 62:642-649 doi:10.1136/oem.2004.016576
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A randomised controlled intervention study on prevention of work related skin problems among gut cleaners in swine slaughterhouses

Table 5

 Information on prevention of skin problems among employees at intervention departments and comparison departments

Intervention group (n = 136) Comparison group (n = 280) Stopped as gut cleaners (n = 79) Total (n = 495)
Baseline Follow up Baseline Follow up Baseline Follow up Baseline Follow up
Results expressed as % (number).
**Significant difference between intervention and comparison and “stopped as gut cleaners” (p<0.01).
†Significant difference between baseline and follow up.
n.r., not relevant.
Have had information on prevention of occupational skin problems 60.3% (82) 76.1%** (102) 52.9% (148) 62.3% (170) 54.4% (43) n.r. 55.2% (273) n.r.
    Relative change % +26.2%† (p<0.005) +17.8%† (p<0.005) n.r. n.r. n.r. n.r.
Prevention of occupational skin problems are discussed at the workplace 58.8% (80) 82.2%** (111) 55.9% (156) 54.4%** (148) 53.2% (42) n.r. 56.3% (218) n.r.
    Relative change % +40.0%† (p<0.005) −2.7% (not significant) n.r. n.r. n.r. n.r.

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