Knowledge, Attitude, and Food Safety Practices among Street Food Vendors at a Metropolitan District in Ghana: A Cross-sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

Variable	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Age
Estimated mean (SD)	38.23 (±7.74)
<40	232	57.1
40+	174	42.9
Sex
Female	366	90.2
Male	40	9.8
Educational level
No formal education	85	20.9
Primary	47	11.6
Junior high school	118	29.1
Senior high school	101	24.9
Tertiary	55	13.5
Marital status
Never married	97	23.9
Married	258	63.6
Separated/divorced	22	5.4
Widowed	29	7.1
Religion
Christian	321	79.0
Muslim	79	19.5
Traditionalist	6	1.5
Ethnicity
Akan	223	54.9
Ewe	59	14.5
Ga/Dangme	36	8.9
Fante	25	6.2
Mole-Dagbani	63	15.5
Family size
1-3	129	31.8
4-5	159	39.2
6-7	84	20.7
8+	34	8.3
Duration of food vending
Less than 2 months	32	7.9
2-4 months	116	28.6
4-6 months	128	31.5
More than 6 months	130	32.0
Formal training on food vending
No	253	62.3
Yes	153	37.7

Data presented as frequency and percentages.