Reported practice
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A noticeable improvement was seen in the practice of taking adequate precautions by the workers after returning home from work (adjusted DID: 37%, CI: 27, 47), which seems to have resulted from the intervention. Necessary precautions like keeping distance from family members before cleaning (adjusted DID: 22%, CI: 9, 35), washing hands first (adjusted DID: 39%, CI: 26, 52), and washing clothes (adjusted DID: 31%, CI: 18, 46) after returning home appear to be more associated with the intervention. The availability of PPEs was highly improved in intervention areas after the intervention provision. However, the use of PPEs among the workers who had PPEs available such as face masks (adjusted DID: −1%, CI: −10, 8), hand gloves (adjusted DID: −4%, CI: −17, 9), gumboot (adjusted DID: −1%, CI: −13, 11), and apron (adjusted DID: −6%, CI: −38, 26) stayed similar in both intervention areas and control areas. The common problems with PPEs that the workers faced were suffocation, heat and sweat, and unfit sizes. The intervention did not significantly affect their proper PPE disposal practices (adjusted DID: 2%, CI: −16, 20). Workers' reported improved practices of changing/cleaning masks every day (adjusted DID: 47%, CI: 0.03, 94), cleaning working equipment regularly (adjusted DID: 26%, CI: 17, 35), wearing PPEs while cleaning waste management vehicles (adjusted DID: 26%, CI: 17, 35) appear to be highly associated with the intervention (Reported practice of the workers in maintaining OHS and COVID-19 prevention measures.