Research Article
Enteropathogenic Bacterial and Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Asymptomatic Food Handlers in Rangsit University Canteens, Central Thailand
Table 1
Sociodemographic data of food handlers in RSU student canteens (
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| Demographic characteristics | Frequency | % of total |
| Types | | | Beverage | 15 | 19.0 | Food | 48 | 60.8 | Staff | 16 | 20.3 | Sex | | | Male | 5 | 6.3 | Female | 74 | 93.7 | Age (years) | | | ≤20 | 1 | 1.3 | 21–30 | 12 | 15.2 | 31–40 | 13 | 16.5 | 41–50 | 27 | 34.2 | 50–60 | 15 | 19.0 | >60 | 11 | 13.9 | Religion | | | Buddhism | 75 | 94.9 | Islam | 4 | 5.1 | Ethnicity | | | Thai | 73 | 92.4 | Laos | 2 | 2.5 | Burmese | 3 | 3.8 | Cambodian | 1 | 1.3 | Education | | | Illiterate | 21 | 26.6 | Primary and secondary school | 52 | 65.8 | No answer | 6 | 7.6 | Responsibility | | | Owner | 18 | 22.8 | Cook | 18 | 22.8 | Seller | 30 | 38.0 | Owner and seller | 9 | 11.4 | Cook and seller | 3 | 3.8 | Prepare food/wash dishes and clean | 1 | 1.3 | Experience (years) | | | <1 | 6 | 7.6 | 1-5 | 43 | 54.4 | 6-10 | 11 | 13.9 | >10 | 16 | 20.3 | No answer | 3 | 3.8 | Incomes (Baht) | | | <9,000 | 26 | 32.9 | 9,001-16,000 | 42 | 53.2 | 16,000-30,000 | 6 | 7.6 | >30,000 | 5 | 6.3 |
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