Intervention group (n = 136) | Comparison group (n = 280) | Stopped as gut cleaners (n = 79) | Total (n = 495) | |||||
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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. |