Research Article

Factors Affecting Microbial Load and Profile of Potential Pathogens and Food Spoilage Bacteria from Household Kitchen Tables

Table 1

Demographic details of families.

Details (%)

Number of children
 None17 (32.1)
 1-227 (50.9)
 3-49 (17.0)
Number of residents
 1-26 (11.3)
 3-422 (41.5)
 5-623 (43.4)
 7-82 (3.8)
Number of adults
 1-216 (30.2)
 3-434 (64.2)
 >43 (5.7)
Number of elders
 None30 (56.6)
 1-223 (43.4)
Type of family
 Couple only4 (7.5)
 Nuclear 38 (71.7)
 Extended11 (20.8)
Diet of family
 Vegetarian8 (15.1)
 Nonvegetarian45 (84.9)

: sample size.