Knowledge, Attitude, and Food Safety Practices among Street Food Vendors at a Metropolitan District in Ghana: A Cross-sectional Study

Table 2

Knowledge of food safety and hygiene among street food vendors.

Variable	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Have you ever heard of food safety and hygiene?
No	123	30.3
Yes	283	69.7
Foodborne illnesses are caused by food contaminated with microbes
False	9	2.2
True	350	86.2
Do not know	47	11.6
Clean and healthy food handlers carry harmful microbes on their bodies
False	140	34.5
True	155	38.2
Do not know	111	27.3
No need to tie long hair when handling unpackaged food
False	239	58.9
True	117	28.8
Do not know	50	12.3
It is safe to wash hands for 1 min before touching food
False	9	2.2
True	391	96.3
Do not know	6	1.5
It is safe to wash ingredient properly before cooking
False	1	0.2
True	404	99.6
Do not know	1	0.2
All microbes are harmful
False	65	16.0
True	233	57.4
Do not know	108	26.6
Food should be sold in clean environment
True	405	99.8
Do not know	1	0.2
It is good to use different chopping boards for uncooked and prepared food
False	52	12.8
True	293	72.2
Do not know	61	15.0
Hygienic not to touch hair, nose, and mouth while serving food to customers
False	7	1.7
True	396	97.6
Do not know	3	0.7
Safe to keep hot food hot and cold food cold
False	13	3.2
True	389	95.8
Do not know	4	1.0
Excess food should be kept at required temperature
False	13	3.2
True	393	96.8

Data presented as frequency and percentages (%).