Table 1 Characteristics of the health-protection information received by workers engaged in the clean-up of the Prestige oil-spill. Number of subjects in the sample and estimated percentage in the population.
Paid workers (N = 265) | Volunteers (N = 266) | Seamen (N = 133) | Bird cleaners (N = 135) | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Information received | |||||||||
No | 15 | 5.9 | 33 | 12.9 | 43 | 32.2 | 17 | 12.8 | |
Yes | 250 | 94.1 | 233 | 87.2 | 90 | 67.9 | 118 | 87.2 | <0.001 |
Time | |||||||||
Prior to the activity | 221 | 88.9 | 229 | 98.4 | 84 | 93.3 | 114 | 96.2 | |
During the activity | 29 | 11.1 | 4 | 1.6 | 6 | 6.7 | 4 | 3.8 | <0.001 |
Manner | |||||||||
Written | 48 | 18.9 | 53 | 22.2 | 20 | 22.2 | 3 | 2.5 | |
Orally | 202 | 81.1 | 180 | 77.8 | 70 | 77.8 | 115 | 97.5 | <0.001 |
Briefing given by | |||||||||
Public Health Authority staff | 16 | 7.9 | 55 | 31.2 | 14 | 20.2 | 38 | 35.3 | |
City or town council staff | 40 | 18.0 | 35 | 19.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 13 | 12.4 | |
Waste removal company staff | 112 | 57.7 | 6 | 3.5 | 11 | 14.9 | 6 | 4.8 | |
Volunteers, ecologist organisations | 2 | 0.9 | 17 | 9.0 | 1 | 1.4 | 40 | 32.0 | |
Others1 | 32 | 15.5 | 67 | 37.4 | 43 | 62.02 | 17 | 14.7 | <0.001 |
Perceived utility | |||||||||
Not useful | 25 | 9.7 | 25 | 9.6 | 14 | 15.6 | 4 | 3.0 | |
Useful | 225 | 90.3 | 208 | 90.4 | 76 | 84.4 | 114 | 97.0 | 0.028 |