Microbial Quality and Safety of Raw Vegetables of Fiche Town, Oromia, Ethiopia

Table 2

General awareness and sanitary conditions of vegetable cultivars, sellers, retailers, and consumers in Fitche town, Central Ethiopia, 2020.

Characteristics	Response	Frequency	Percent
Information about contaminated vegetables can cause diseases to humans	Yes	102	85
	No	18	15
Health problems occurred due to consuming contaminated vegetables	Yes	78	65
	No	42	35
Transportation of fresh vegetables to reach the market	Humans	30	25
	Donkey/Horse	12	10
	Cart	24	20
	Car	54	45
Transporting containers	Sac	64	53
	Plastic bags	18	15
	Boxes	36	30
Organization of vegetables in the market without close contact	Yes	67	56
	No	53	44
Using shade to protect vegetables from physical and solar damage	Yes	69	57.5
	No	51	42.5
Time takes fresh vegetables left with seller/retailer before totally sold to the consumer	<1 day	36	30
	1 day	21	17.5
	2 days	9	7.5
	3 days	48	40
	>3 days	6	5
Addition of food-grade chemicals such as vinegar for raw consumed vegetables	Yes	60	50
	No	60	50
Using a refrigerator to store fresh vegetables	Yes	54	45
	No	66	55

Number of respondents (N = 120).