Table 4 Training opportunities (n = 338)
From: Factors associated with self-rated health among mineworkers in Zambia: a cross-sectional study
Regular employees (n = 213) | Contract employees (n = 125) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Training when the employees began work | |||||
Working conditions | |||||
No | 124 | 62.9 | 90 | 80.4 | 0.001 |
Yes | 73 | 37.1 | 22 | 19.6 | |
Working skills | |||||
No | 150 | 76.1 | 95 | 84.8 | 0.070 |
Yes | 47 | 23.9 | 17 | 15.2 | |
How to use equipment for work | |||||
No | 156 | 79.2 | 89 | 79.5 | 0.954 |
Yes | 41 | 20.8 | 23 | 20.5 | |
Safety in the workplace | |||||
No | 98 | 49.7 | 41 | 36.6 | 0.026 |
Yes | 99 | 50.3 | 71 | 63.4 | |
Health | |||||
No | 153 | 77.7 | 96 | 85.7 | 0.086 |
Yes | 44 | 22.3 | 16 | 14.3 | |
Training about safety management in the workplace after starting work | |||||
No | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 5.1 | 0.952 |
Yes | 191 | 95.0 | 111 | 94.9 | |