Pesticide use and opportunities of exposure among farmers and their families: cross-sectional studies 1998-2006 from Hebron governorate, occupied Palestinian territory

Table 5 Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by study population, Beit-U'mmar village, 1998 and 2006

PPE	1998 (n = 61)		2006 (n = 250)		Crude Prevalence Difference (PD)	Adjusted Prevalence Difference (aPD)^a
	No.	(%)	No.	(%)
Gloves	15	(25.0)	73	(29.0)	+0.05 (-0.08, +0.17)	+0.04 (-0.10, +0.17)
Mask	9	(15.0)	73	(29.0)	+0.14 (+0.02, +0.27)	+0.11 (-0.02, +0.25)
Goggles	8	(13.0)	66	(26.0)	+0.13 (+0.01, +0.25)	+0.12 (-0.01, +0.25)
Long boots	11	(18.0)	70	(28.0)	+0.10 (-0.02, +0.22)	+0.07 (-0.07,+0.20)
Coverall	15	(25.0)	71	(28.0)	+0.04 (-0.09, +0.16)	+0.01 (-0.13,+0.14)

^a Adjusted for farmer's age, years of farming, educational years, socio-economic status, and main crops (plums, apples, vegetable)

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