Research Article

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

Table 3

Physical sanitary conditions of food premises at Woldia University students’ canteen, May–July 2021 ().

VariablesCategoriesFood handlers response
FrequencyPercentage

Number of dining roomsOne room10335.4
Two-piece rooms12041.2
≥Three rooms6823.4

Number of windows in dining roomOne window11439.2
Two windows9934.0
≥Three windows7826.8

Floor of gastronomy roomsSoil11940.9
Cement17259.1

Ventilation system for dining roomsSatisfactory12743.6
Unsatisfactory16456.4

Light system for dining roomsSatisfactory12442.6
Unsatisfactory16757.4

Cleanliness of dining roomsSufficient10736.8
Insufficient18463.2

Water consumption at grocersPrivate line12543.0
Common pipe16657.0

Water-related conditionsLatrine water segregation11439.2
Has no water separation17760.8

Cleanness of latrineClean13847.4
Impure15352.6

Liquid waste disposal systemOpen field18663.9
Use segregation10536.1

Solid waste disposal methodsGarbage dump15452.9
Open field13747.1

Source: survey data result, 2021.