Research Article
Food Safety Practices and Associated Factors among Food Handlers of Fiche Town, North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia
Table 2
Knowledge status of food handlers on food handling practices (n = 422).
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Heard about foodborne disease | No | 68 | 16.1 | Yes | 354 | 83.9 |
| If yes, your source of information (n = 354) | Health center | 64 | 18.1 | Sanitarian during inspection | 70 | 19.8 | Mass media | 120 | 33.9 | Others (friends and customers) | 100 | 28.2 |
| Cause of foodborne disease | Contaminated with bacteria and parasites | 280 | 66.4 | Adding chemicals | 90 | 21.3 | Anger of god | 2 | 0.5 | Unhygienic food preparation | 250 | 59.2 |
| Mode of transmission of foodborne disease | Contaminated food | 248 | 58.8 | Contaminated water | 208 | 49.3 | Vectors (flies and cockroaches) | 50 | 11.8 |
| Reason for food contamination | Contact of unhygienic hands | 260 | 61.6 | Unhygienic working environment | 211 | 50 | Unclean utensils | 199 | 47.2 | Infected food handlers | 48 | 11.4 | Exposure to insects and rats | 6 | 1.4 |
| Symptoms of foodborne disease | Vomiting | 189 | 44.8 | Fever | 140 | 33.2 | Diarrhea | 277 | 65.6 | I do not know | 33 | 7.8 |
| Germs found on cutting board | Yes | 295 | 69.9 | No | 127 | 30.1 |
| Good personal hygiene prevents foodborne disease | Yes | 378 | 89.6 | No | 32 | 7.6 | I do not know | 12 | 2.8 |
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Because of the possibility of multiple responses, the total number of food handlers may not be equal to 422 (100%). |