Research Article
Food Safety Practice and Associated Factors among Meat Handlers in Gondar Town: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of meat handlers working at butcher shops at Gondar town, April 2019 (n = 214).
| Variables | Meat handlers | Frequency | Percentage |
| Sex | | | Male | 166 | 77.6 | Female | 48 | 22.4 | Age | | | ≤27 | 113 | 52.8 | ≥28 | 101 | 47.2 | Religion | | | Orthodox | 175 | 81.8 | Others¥ | 39 | 18.2 | Educational status | | | Unable to read and write | 19 | 8.9 | Primary education (1–8) | 72 | 33.6 | Secondary education (9–12) | 76 | 35.5 | Higher education (12+) | 47 | 22.0 | Marital status | | | Married | 94 | 43.9 | Single | 120 | 56.1 | Income | | | 1000 and below | 46 | 21.5 | 1001–2000 | 101 | 47.2 | 2001–3000 | 31 | 14.5 | 3001 and above | 36 | 16.8 | Working condition | | | Permanent | 197 | 92.1 | Contract/daily | 17 | 7.9 | Knowledge | | | Poor | 108 | 50.5 | Good | 106 | 49.5 | Attitude | | | Poor | 41 | 19.2 | Good | 173 | 80.8 |
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NB: ¥Muslim & protestant.
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