Food Safety Practice and Its Associated Factors among Mothers in Debarq Town, Northwest Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with food safety practice among mothers of Debarq town, northwest Ethiopia, March – April 2018.
Variables
Practice
COR with 95 CI
AOR with 95 CI
Good
poor
Age
18-31
71
43
3.03(1.74,5.28)
1.20(0.56,2.60)
32-40
66
52
2.33 (1.35,4.01)
1.16(0.57,2.33)
41-48
37
52
1.30(0.73,2.34)
0.81(0.40,1.64)
49-80
36
66
1
Marital status
Single
41
24
2.04 (0.99, 4.20)
0.95(0.39,2.34)
Married
122
120
1.20(0.68, 2.16)
1.12(0.56,2.24)
Widowed
21
38
0.66(0.31,1.39)
0.90(0.37,2.20)
Divorced
26
31
1
Monthly income
200-800
50
61
1
801-1100
47
56
1.02(0.60,1.76)
0.91(0.49,1.69)
1101-2145
50
54
1.13(0.66,1.93)
0.74(0.39,1.40)
2146-11001
63
42
1.83(1.07,3.14)
0.85(0.41,1.75)
Educational status
Cannot read and write
51
121
1
Primary
47
49
2.28(1.36, 3.81)
1.42(0.77,2.60)
Secondary
58
26
5.29(3.00, 9.33)
3.09(1.54,6.20)
Diploma and above
54
17
7.54(3.99, 14.23)
2.95(1.22,7.12)
Ever attended food safety training
Yes
88
54
2.12(1.41, 3.21)
1.37(0.65,2.88)
No
122
159
1
Attended food safety training the past 2 years
Yes
53
38
1.56(0.97, 2.48)
0.75(0.33,1.69)
No
157
175
1
Family size
1-5
170
140
2.22(1.42, 3.46)
1.51(0.88,2.59)
6-12
40
73
1
Knowledge
Good
183
138
3.68(2.25, 6.03)
2.49(1.41, 4.40)
Poor
27
75
1
Attitude
Good
151
62
6.23(4.09, 9.50)
3.67(2.27, 5.94)
Poor
59
151
1
Significant < 0.05; significant at p < 0.01; significant at p < 0.001.
