Research Article
Food Safety Practice and Its Associated Factors among Meat Handlers in North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of meat handlers working in butcher shops in North Shewa Zone (
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| Variables | Meat handlers | Frequency | Percentage |
| Sex | | | Male | 178 | 79.5 | Female | 46 | 20.5 | Age | | | ≤27 | 101 | 45.8 | ≥28 | 123 | 54.2 | Educational status | | | Unable to read and write | 11 | 4.9 | Primary education (1–8) | 77 | 34.4 | Secondary education (9–12) | 96 | 42.9 | Higher education (12+) | 40 | 17.8 | Marital status | | | Single | 116 | 51.8 | Married | 93 | 41.5 | Divorced | 15 | 6.7 | Income | | | 1000 and below | 42 | 18.8 | 1001–2000 | 117 | 52.2 | 2001–3000 | 43 | 19.2 | 3001 and above | 22 | 9.8 | Year of service (experience) | | | <2 | 95 | 42.4 | 3-4 | 70 | 31.3 | >5 | 59 | 26.3 | Food safety training | | | Yes | 27 | 12.1 | No | 197 | 87.9 | Medical checkups in the last six months | | | Yes | 35 | 15.6 | No | 189 | 84.4 | Working condition | | | Permanent | 192 | 85.7 | Contract/daily | 32 | 14.3 |
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