Research Article

Sanitary Conditions of Food Vending Sites and Food Handling Practices of Street Food Vendors in Benin City, Nigeria: Implication for Food Hygiene and Safety

Table 1

Background characteristics of respondents.

Background characteristicsFrequency ()Percent (%)

Sex
 Male289.8
 Female25890.2
Educational attainment
 None93.2
 Primary12142.3
 Secondary14249.7
 Tertiary134.5
 Vocational10.3
Food safety training
 Trained8228.7
 Not trained20471.3
Awareness about food safety law
 Aware9232.2
 Not aware19467.8