Food Safety Practice and Its Associated Factors among Mothers in Debarq Town, Northwest Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic information of study participants in Debarq town, northwest Ethiopia, March – April 2018.

Sociodemographic variables	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Age
18-31 years	114	27.0
32 – 40 years	118	27.9
41-48 years	89	21.0
49-80 years	102	24.1
Educational status
Cannot read or write	172	40.7
Primary education	96	22.7
Secondary education	84	19.9
College or University	71	16.8
Marital status
Single	65	15.4
Married	242	57.2
Divorced	57	13.5
Widowed	59	13.9
Average monthly income
200-800	111	26.2
801-1100	103	24.3
1101-2145	104	24.6
>2145	105	24.8
Religion
Christian	333	78.7
Muslim	90	21.3
Ethnicity
Amhara	391	92.4
Qimant	21	5.0
Others	11	2.6
Family size
2-5	310	73.3
>5	113	26.7
Ever heard about food safety
Yes	333	78.7
No	90	21.3
Ever attended food safety training
Yes	142	33.6
No	281	66.4
Attended food safety training in the past two years (n=142)
Yes	91	21.5
No	332	78.5