Research Article

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Antibiogram of Nontyphoidal Salmonella from Beef in Ambo and Holeta Towns, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Table 7

Univariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with meat contamination with Salmonella in butcher and restaurants of Ambo and Holeta towns.

VariablesCategoriesTestedPos.%OR95% CI value

SourceRestaurants11854.21.0
Butchers118108.52.00.7–6.30.110

SexFemale12454.51.0
Male112108.11.90.6–5.70.264

Age in years≤248922.11.0
25–309699.43.70.7–21.00.139
≥315147.84.50.9–21.40.059

Marital statusSingle10665.71.0
Married and divorced13096.91.20.4–3.30.693

ResidenceRural10665.71.0
Urban13096.91.20.4–3.30.693

ReligionOrthodox18684.31.0
Protestant507143.61.3–10.50.018

EducationSecondary and above27518.51.0
Primary14785.41.70.4–8.40.498
Illiterate6223.26.81.2–37.70.028

Experience in years<15123.91.0
1–313396.81.80.4–8.50.472
≥45247.72.00.4–11.70.422

Has information about food safety and hygieneNo183137.11.0
Yes5323.81.90.4–8.90.390

As training on food safety and hygieneYes357201.0
No20184.06.02.0–17.90.001

Time spend on the work per day8–12 hrs12221.61.0
≥13 hrs1141311.47.71.7–35.00.008

Knows food safety and hygieneYes13121.51.0
No1051312.49.12.0–41.40.004

Practice food safety and hygieneYes13175.31.0
No10587.61.50.5–4.20.479

Sanitation of butcher/restaurantsFair26519.21.0
Good12753.91.60.4–5.60.491
Poor8354.85.81.6–21.80.009

Hygiene of slicing materialFair14428.61.0
Good14674.81.10.3–3.90.879
Poor7645.37.942.0–31.80.003

Hygiene of cutting boardGood18316.71.0
Fair12775.51.00.3–3.30.996
Poor9155.54.40.7–15.90.114

Hygiene of food handlersGood24625.01.0
Fair11465.31.80.4–7.20.433
Poor9833.1102.5–46.10.002

Refrigerator usingYes222146.41.0
No1417.11.10.1–9.40.901

Presence of insectNo187126.41.0
Yes4936.11.10.3–3.90.940

Presence of rodentsYes5321.91.0
No183137.11.90.4–8.90.390