Food Safety Practice and Associated Factors among Meat Handlers in Gondar Town: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression of factors associated with the practice of meat handlers working at butcher shops at Gondar town, April 2019 (n = 214).
Variables
Meat safety practice
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Good
Poor
Experiences
2 and below
65
29
1
1
3-4
52
25
0.92 (0.48, 1.77)
0.93 (0.46, 1.87)
5 and above
25
18
0.62 (0.29, 1.30)
0.62 (0.28, 1.41)
Sex
Male
106
60
1
1
Female
36
12
1.69 (0.82, 3.51)
2.03 (0.91, 4.50)
Religion
Orthodox
120
55
1.68 (0.83, 3.42)
1.53 (0.71, 3.33)
Others¥
22
17
1
1
Attitude
Good
127
46
4.78
4.45
Poor
15
26
1
1
Knowledge
Good
80
26
2.28 (1.27, 4.04)
2.04 (1.09, 3.82)
Poor
62
46
1
1
NB: significant at and 1 is the reference; ¥= Muslim and protestant.
