Research Article

Milk Safety Assessment, Isolation, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Staphylococcus aureus in Selected Dairy Farms of Mukaturi and Sululta Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Table 1

General information of respondents.

CategoryMilk consumerMilking personnel
MukaturiSulultaTotalMukaturiSulultaTotal
(N=24)(N=19)(N=43)(N=16)(N=18)(N=34)

Gender
Male18(75%)8(42.1%)26(60.5%)10(62.5%)16(88.9%)26(76.5%)
Female6(25%)11(57.9%)17(39.5%)6(37.5%)2(11.1%)8(23.5%)

Age
18-203(12.5%)2(10.5%)5(11.6%)3(18.8%)8(44.4%)11(32.4%)
21-3015(62.5%11(57.9%)26(60.5%)9(56.2%)7(38.9%)16(47.1%)
31-405(20.8%)3(15.8%)8(18.6%)4(25%)3(16.7%)7(20.6%)
41-501(4.2%)3(15.8%)4(9.3%)0(0%)0(0%)0(0%)

School
Educated13(54.2%)12(63.2%)25(58.1%)6(37.5%)10(55.6%)16(47.1%)
No formal educated11(45.8%)7(36.8%)18(41.9%)10(62.5%)8(44.4%)18(52.9%)