Research Article
Consumer Preference and Quality of Sachet Water Sold and Consumed in the Sunyani Municipality of Ghana
Table 3
Relationship between consumer indicators and preference of sachet water.
| Consumer indicators | Preference of sachet water | Yes, (%) | No, (%) | value |
| Water has taste | | | | Yes | 377 (100) | 0 (0.0) | .001 | No | 0 (0.0) | 123 (100) | | Taste informs you to buy | | | | Yes | 368 (94.4) | 22 (5.6) | .001 | No | 9 (8.2) | 101 (91.8) | | Water has colour | | | | Yes | 268 (92.4) | 22 (7.6) | .001 | No | 109 (51.9) | 101 (48.1) | | Colour informs decision to buy | | | | Yes | 275 (89.0) | 34 (11) | .001 | No | 102 (53.4) | 89 (46.6) | | Water has smell | | | | Yes | 290 (88.7) | 37 (11.3) | .001 | No | 87 (50.3) | 86 (49.7) | | Ever experience the smell of sachet water questionable | | | | Yes | 296 (82.9) | 61 (17.1) | .001 | No | 81 (56.6) | 62 (43.4) | | Cost informs decision to buy | | | | Yes | 239 (66.3) | 38 (13.7) | .001 | No | 138 (61.9) | 85 (38.1) | | Label of food and drug stamp affect decision | | | | Yes | 55 (50.9) | 53 (49.10) | .001 | No | 322 (82.1) | 70 (17.9) | | Check of expiry date | | | | Yes | 60 (50.4) | 59 (49.6) | .001 | No | 317 (83.2) | 64 (16.8) | | Realization of no barcodes | | | | Yes | 34 (50.7) | 33 (49.3) | .001 | No | 343 (79.2) | 90 (20.8) | | Check address of producers before buying | | | | Yes | 43 (51.2) | 41 (48.8) | .001 | No | 334 (80.3) | 82 (19.7) | |
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