Food Safety Practices and Associated Factors in Food Operators: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the Students’ Cafeteria of Woldia University, North Eastern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of food workers working at the Woldia University canteen, May-July 2021, ().

Variables	Food operators response
	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Male	132	45.4
	Female	159	54.6
Age	≤29	115	39.5
	≥30	176	60.5
Level of education	No formal education	58	19.9
	Primary education	92	31.6
	Secondary education	74	25.4
	Higher education	67	23.0
Receive food safety training	Yes	136	46.7
	No	155	53.3
Religion	Orthodox Christianity	85	29.2
	Muslim	83	28.5
	Protestant	68	23.4
	Specify others	55	18.9
Working experience	≤1 year	103	35.4
	>1 year	188	64.6
Marital status	Married	86	29.6
	Single	60	20.6
	Divorced	89	30.6
	Others say	56	19.2
Income	≤1000	64	22.0
	1001-2000	70	24.1
	2001-3000	86	29.6
	≥3000	71	24.4
Working time	≤8	134	46.0
	>8	157	54.0
Knowledge	Good	132	45.4
	Poor	159	54.6
Attitude	Favorable	123	42.3
	Unfavorable	168	57.7

(in Ethiopia). Source: survey data result, 2021.