Research Article
Hygienic Practices of Vendors and Their Contribution to Coliform, Salmonella, and Shigella Bacteria of Raw Milk at Asella Town, Oromia, Ethiopia
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics of raw milk vendors at Asella town, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022 (
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| | Variables | Categories | Frequency (%) |
| | Age (in years) | ≤35 | 123 (58.6) | | ≥36 | 87 (41.4) |
| | Gender | Male | 102 (48.6) | | Female | 108 (51.4) |
| | Educational status | No formal education | 32 (15.2) | | Elementary and secondary | 137 (65.2) | | Degree and above | 41 (19.5) |
| | Occupation | Merchant | 112 (53.3) | | Farmer | 18 (8.6) | | Private worker | 38 (18.1) | | Governmental | 24 (11.4) | | Other | 18 (8.6) |
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Others refer to housewives, daily labourers, and jobless.
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