Research Article

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

Table 6

Multivariable analysis of factors affecting the knowledge level of food vendors.

VariableLow knowledge ()cOR (95% CI) valueaOR (95% CI) value

Sex
 Female (Ref)252 (88.1)1.001.00
 Male34 (11.9)2.56 (1.05-6.28)0.0392.41 (0.94-6.20)0.069
Educational level
 No formal education (Ref)67 (23.4)1.001.00
 Primary34 (11.9)0.70 (0.31-1.60)0.4010.70 (0.31-1.61)0.403
 Junior high school78 (27.3)0.52 (0.28-0.99)0.0490.52 (0.27-0.99)0.047
 Senior high school60 (21.0)0.39 (0.20-0.76)0.0050.36 (0.19-0.70)0.002
 Tertiary47 (16.4)1.58 (0.63-3.93)0.3271.26 (0.49-3.21)0.634

Ref: reference; cOR: crude odds ratio; aOR: adjusted odds ratio. was considered statistically significant, and bolded values are significant.