A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study about the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Food Safety Measures among Rural Households in Bangladesh
Table 5
Knowledge, attitude, and practice scores by participant characteristics.
Variable
Knowledge score
-value
Attitude score
-value
Practice score
-value
Age group (years)
18–25
7 (7–8)
<0.001
16 (15–17)
<0.001
27 (24–29)
<0.001
26–35
7 (7–8)
16 (14–17)
26 (24–27)
36–45
7 (7–8)
16 (15–17)
26 (24–28)
46–55
7 (6–8)
16 (14.5–17)
25 (22–27.5)
>55
6 (4–7)abcd
12.5 (7–16)abcd
21.5 (11–26)abcd
Marital status
Single
7 (5–7)
<0.001
15 (8–17)
0.002
23 (14–27)
<0.001
Married
7 (7–8)
16 (15–17)
26 (23–28)
Education
Illiterate
7 (5.5–8)
<0.001
16 (8–17)
0.012
24 (13–27)
<0.001
Literate
7 (7–8)
16 (15–17)
26 (24–28)
Occupation
Unemployed/inactive
6.5 (5–7)
0.016
11 (7–16)
0.005
18.5 (11–25.5)
<0.001
Employed/active
7 (6–8)
16 (14–17)
26 (23–28)
Family type
Nuclear
7 (6–8)
0.604
16 (14–17)
0.580
26 (22–28)
0.172
Joint
7 (6–8)
15 (13.5–17)
25 (19–27)
Family members
≤4
7 (6–8)
0.188
16 (14–17)
0.371
26 (23–28)
0.025
>4
7 (6–8)
16 (10–17)
25 (19–28)
House type
Kacha
7 (6–8)
<0.001
16 (14–17)
0.005
25 (22–28)
0.134
Pakka/semipakka
7 (7–8)
16 (15–17)
26 (24–28)
Monthly family income (BDT)
<5,000
6 (4–7)
<0.001
11 (7–16)
<0.001
21 (11–26)
<0.001
5,000–10,000
7 (7–8)a
16 (15–17)a
26 (24–28)a
>10,000
7 (7–8)a
16 (14–17)a
26 (24–28)a
Pakka means walls, including roofs made of concrete; semipakka means only walls made of concrete; and Kaccha means walls and roofs made of materials other than concrete (e.g., corrugated galvanized sheets).
