Research Article
Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Antibiogram of Nontyphoidal Salmonella from Beef in Ambo and Holeta Towns, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Table 5
Sociodemographic characteristics of abattoir, butcher, and restaurant workers in Ambo and Holeta towns.
| Variables | Categories | Abattoir workers | Butcher workers | Restaurant workers | Freq. | % | Freq. | % | Freq. | % |
| Age in years | Less than 20 | 7 | 21.2 | 14 | 11.9 | 34 | 28.8 | 21–29 | 22 | 66.7 | 61 | 51.7 | 60 | 50.9 | 30–38 | 2 | 6.1 | 31 | 26.3 | 24 | 20.3 | ≥39 | 2 | 6.1 | 12 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sex | Male | 33 | 100 | 118 | 100 | 6 | 5.1 | Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 94.9 |
| Religion | Orthodox | 21 | 63. | 111 | 94.1 | 75 | 63.6 | Protestant | 10 | 30.30 | 7 | 5.9 | 40 | 33.9 | Others | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Marital status | Single | 15 | 45.5 | 45 | 38.1 | 61 | 51.7 | Married | 18 | 54.6 | 73 | 61.9 | 54 | 45.8 | Divorced | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Residence | Urban | 26 | 78.8 | 77 | 65.3 | 53 | 44.9 | Rural | 7 | 21.2 | 41 | 34.8 | 65 | 55.1 |
| Education | Illiterate | 3 | 9.1 | 9 | 7.6 | 18 | 15.3 | Primary (1–8) | 17 | 51.5 | 67 | 56.8 | 80 | 67.8 | Secondary (9–12) | 6 | 18.2 | 34 | 28.8 | 20 | 17.0 | Tertiary | 7 | 21.2 | 8 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
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Freq. = frequency.
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