Table 6: correlation matrix of factors hindering occupational safety and health among laboratory staff working in medical laboratories, Kajiado County, Kenya

 

 

design of lab

Ignorance

PPEs

Resources

Training

Policy

Attitude

Ergonomics

Poor design of lab

Pearson Correlation

1

Sig, (2 –tailed)

N

81

Ignorance/lack of awareness

Pearson Correlation

0.724**

1

Sig, (2 –tailed)

0.000

N

54

54

Lack of PPE(s)

Pearson Correlation

0.875**

0.721**

1

Sig, (2 –tailed)

0.000

0.000

-

N

18

18

18

Inadequate resources/ infrastructure

Pearson Correlation

0.612**

0.861**

0.832**

1

Sig, (2 –tailed)

0.000

0.000

0.000

-

N

84

84

84

84

Inadequate training on OHS

Pearson Correlation

0.812**

0.762**

0.839**

0.869**

1

Sig, (2 –tailed)

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

-

N

60

60

60

60

60

No policy on OHS

Pearson Correlation

0.362**

0.422**

0.534**

.883**

0.896**

1

Sig, (2 –tailed)

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

-

N

71

71

71

71

71

71

Negative attitude on OHS

Pearson Correlation

0.763**

0.761**

0.837**

0.684**

0.899**

0.842**

1

Sig, (2 –tailed)

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

-

N

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

Poor ergonomics

Pearson Correlation

0.843**

0.867**

0.697**

0.569**

0.846**

0.814**

0.781**

1

Sig, (2 –tailed)

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

-

N

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)