Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Food Safety Practices among Street Food Vendors at a Metropolitan District in Ghana: A Cross-sectional Study
Table 5
Bivariable analysis of factors influencing knowledge on food safety and hygiene.
| | Explanatory variable | Level of knowledge () | ( value) | | Low () | High () |
| | Age (in completed years) | | | | | <40 | 161 (69.4) | 71 (30.6) | | | 40+ | 125 (71.8) | 49 (28.2) | 0.29 (0.594) | | Sex | | | | | Female | 252 (68.9) | 114 (31.1) | | | Male | 34 (85.0) | 6 (15.0) | 4.52 (0.034) | | Educational level | | | | | No formal education | 67 (78.8) | 18 (21.2) | | | Primary | 34 (72.3) | 13 (27.7) | | | Junior high school | 78 (66.1) | 40 (33.9) | | | Senior high school | 60 (59.4) | 41 (40.6) | | | Tertiary | 47 (85.5) | 8 (14.5) | 15.88 (0.003) | | Marital status | | | | | Single | 66 (68.0) | 31 (32.0) | | | Married | 182 (70.5) | 76 (29.5) | | | Separated/divorced | 14 (63.6) | 8 (36.4) | | | Widow | 24 (82.8) | 5 (17.2) | 2.87 (0.412) | | Religion | | | | | Christianity | 225 (70.1) | 96 (29.9) | | | Islam | 55 (69.6) | 24 (30.4) | | | Traditionalist | 6 (100) | 0 | 2.56 (0.353) | | Family size | | | | | 1-3 | 94 (72.9) | 35 (27.1) | | | 4-5 | 107 (67.3) | 52 (32.7) | | | 6-7 | 60 (71.4) | 24 (28.6) | | | 8 or more | 25 (73.5) | 9 (26.5) | 1.32 (0.725) | | Duration of food vending | | | | | 3-4 months | 86 (74.1) | 30 (25.9) | | | 5-6 months | 87 (68.0) | 41 (32.0) | | | Less than 2 months | 21 (65.6) | 11 (34.4) | | | More than 6 months | 92 (70.8) | 38 (29.2) | 1.50 (0.682) | | Training on food safety | | | | | No | 185 (73.1) | 68 (26.9) | | | Yes | 101 (66.0) | 52 (36.0) | 2.31 (0.128) |
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Chi-square values are presented, bolded values were statistically significant, and was considered statistically significant. |
