Table 4 Work characteristics of study subjects by dermatologic symptoms
From: The Effect of Work Characteristics on Dermatologic Symptoms in Hairdressers
Variable* | Dermatologic Symptoms†(+) | Dermatologic Symptoms (−) | p value‡ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Business type | |||||
  Franchise hair salons | 98 | (22.6) | 335 | (77.4) | 0.035 |
  Private hair salon | 103 | (17.3) | 491 | (82.7) | |
Salon size (number of employees) | |||||
  1 | 29 | (12.7) | 199 | (87.3) | 0.001 |
  2 - 4 | 42 | (16.9) | 206 | (83.1) | |
  5 - 9 | 33 | (22.6) | 113 | (77.4) | |
  ≧ 10 | 88 | (25.4) | 259 | (74.6) | |
Training status | |||||
  Master | 52 | (13.4) | 336 | (86.6) | < 0.001 |
  Designer | 76 | (20.0) | 304 | (80.0) | |
  Staff | 84 | (29.4) | 202 | (70.6) | |
Main task | |||||
  Cutting | 105 | (16.9) | 515 | (83.1) | < 0.001 |
  Permanent wave | 29 | (16.5) | 147 | (83.5) | |
  Dyeing/Tinting | 11 | (30.6) | 25 | (69.4) | |
  Washing | 65 | (32.5) | 135 | (67.5) | |
  Drying | 2 | (9.1) | 20 | (90.9) | |
Work tenure (years)§|| | |||||
  < 3 | 31 | (25.6) | 90 | (74.4) | 0.011 |
  < 10 | 69 | (20.5) | 267 | (79.5) | |
  ≧ 10 | 59 | (14.6) | 345 | (85.4) | |
Hours worked per week | |||||
  > 52 | 44 | (18.8) | 190 | (81.2) | 0.508 |
  ≧ 52 | 142 | (20.8) | 540 | (79.2) | |
Exposure to hairdressing chemicals | |||||
  Not exposed | 172 | (21.1) | 643 | (78.9) | 0.315 |
  Exposed | 36 | (17.9) | 165 | (82.1) | |
Personal protective equipment used | |||||
  No | 104 | (19.6) | 427 | (80.4) | 0.588 |
  Yes | 101 | (21.0) | 381 | (79.1) | |
Types of protective equipment used | |||||
  Mask | 108 | (21.6) | 393 | (78.4) | 0.460 |
  Gloves | 89 | (19.2) | 374 | (80.8) | |
  Other || | 7 | (15.2) | 39 | (84.8) | |