Research Article
Formaldehyde Exposure and Its Potential Health Risk in Some Beauty Salons in Kumasi Metropolis
Table 3
Correlation between dependent variables and independent variables.
| | Formaldehyde concentration (μg/m3) | Temperature (°C) | Academic qualification | Years of working experience | Age of facility | Number of services | Average number of customers in a week |
| Formaldehyde concentration (μg/m3) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Temperature (°C) | 0.307 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Academic qualification | 0.087 | 0.156 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Years of working experience | 0.314 | 0.229 | 0.075 | 1 | — | — | — | Age of facility | 0.418 | 0.082 | −0.062 | 0.353 | 1 | — | — | Number of services | 0.315 | 0.180 | 0.383 | −0.004 | 0.036 | 1 | — | Average number of customers in a week | 0.545 | 0.231 | 0.289 | 0.439 | 0.203 | 0.206 | 1 |
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Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (1-tailed). Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (1-tailed). |