Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 401) among food handlers in Medebay Zana district (February–March, 2019)
Characters | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 377 | 94.0 |
Male | 24 | 6.0 | |
Age | < 21 | 28 | 7.0 |
21–30 | 254 | 63.3 | |
31–40 | 110 | 27.4 | |
> 40 | 9 | 2.2 | |
Religious | Orthodox | 398 | 99.3 |
Muslim | 3 | 0.7 | |
Educational leve | College and above | 21 | 5.2 |
Secondary school | 78 | 19.5 | |
Primary school | 273 | 68.1 | |
Unable to read and write | 29 | 7.2 | |
Monthly income | 500–900 birr | 212 | 52.9 |
1000–1500 birr | 189 | 47.1 | |
Service in year | 1–5 year | 332 | 82.8 |
6–9 year | 69 | 17.2 |