Factors Associated with Foodborne Pathogens among Food Handlers: A Case Study of Thika, Kiambu County, Kenya

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.

Variable	Characteristics	Frequency (n = 285 (%))
Gender	Male	135 (47.4)
	Female	150 (52.6)
Age (years)	≤20	18 (6.3)
	21–30	50 (17.5)
	31–40	68 (23.9)
	41–50	85 (29.8)
	>50	64 (22.5)
Level of education	Primary	70 (24.6)
	Secondary	129 (45.3)
	Higher education	79 (27.7)
	No formal education	7 (2.5)
Religion	Christians	263 (92.3)
	Muslim	22 (7.7)
Location	Gatuanyaga	26 (9.1)
	Hospital	65 (22.8)
	Kamenu	61 (21.4)
	Ngoliba	31 (10.9)
	Township	102 (35.8)
Work experience	<1 month	20 (7.0)
	1–6 months	76 (26.7)
	>6 months–1 year	80 (28.1)
	>1 year	109 (38.2)
Work responsibility	Cook	45 (15.8)
	Cashier	40 (14.0)
	Service	43 (15.1)
	Cleaner	35 (12.3)
	All	98 (34.4)
	Other	24 (8.4)
Trained in food safety	Yes	73 (25.6)
	No	212 (74.4)