Prevalence, Contamination Level, and Associated Factors of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Raw Cow Milk at Selected Districts of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Hygiene behaviors and sociodemographic traits.

Variables	Categories	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male; Female	48; 92	34.3; 65.7
Level of education	Illiterate; 1–8; 9–12; College and above	20; 76; 24; 20	14.3; 54.3; 17.1; 14.3
Attended training on food hygiene	Yes; No	12; 128	8.6; 91.4
Putting on a hair cap	Yes; No	20; 120	14.3; 85.7
Putting on a robe or apron	Yes; No	28; 112	20; 80
Annual health examination	Yes; No	8; 132	5.7; 94.3
Picking one’s nose while handling milk	Yes; No	60; 80	42.9; 57.1
Cleaning the milk can	Water and detergent; Water only	81; 59	57.9; 42.1
Hand cleaning	Water and detergent; Water only	77; 63	55; 45
Check for abnormal milk	Yes; No	88; 52	62.9; 37.1
Container for milk	Vinyl jerkan; Milk tank with an aluminum coating	96; 44	68.6; 31.4