Food Hygiene Practices at the Ghana School Feeding Programme in Wa and Cape Coast Cities

Table 4

Hand washing techniques employed by the respondents in Wa and Cape Coast municipal schools.

Wa schools	Respondents
	Pupils (n = 360)		Teachers (n = 36)		Kitchen staff (n = 36)
	Yes (%)	No (%)	Yes (%)	No (%)	Yes (%)	No (%)
With soap under running water	7.78	92.22	27.78	72.22	11.11	88.89
Running water without soap	17.50	82.50	16.67	83.33	8.33	91.67
Bowl of water with soap	40.83	59.17	41.67	58.33	55.56	44.44
Bowl of water without soap	8.61	91.39	5.55	94.45	25.00	75.00
Do not wash hands	22.50	77.50	1.23	98.72	0.00	100.00
Others	2.78	91.22	1.10	98.90	0.00	100.00
Cape Coast schools	Pupils (n = 240)		Teachers (n = 24)		Kitchen staff (n = 24)
With soap under running water	35.42	64.58	33.33	72.22	41.66	58.34
Running water without soap	25.83	74.17	16.67	83.33	20.83	91.67
Bowl of water with soap	16.66	83.34	29.16	70.84	25.00	75.00
Bowl of water without soap	10.42	89.58	16.67	83.33	12.50	87.50
Do not wash hands	11.67	88.33	4.17	95.83	0.00	100.00
Others	0.10	99.09	0.00	100.00	0.00	100.00