Food Hygiene Knowledge, Practices, and Associated Factors among Food Handlers in Institutional Food Establishments in Nekemte Town, Western Oromia, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis of associated factors with food hygiene knowledge among food handlers in Nekemte town, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 372).
Variables
Categories
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Sex
Male
2.115 (1.412, 6.874)
1.838 (0.89, 5.674)
Female
1
1
Age in years
18–25
0.395 (0.043, 0.95)
0.195 (0.043, 2.14)
26–35
0.25 (0.022, 1.912)
2.21 (2.32, 7.146)
36–45
0.82 (0.023, 2.757)
0.556 (0.318, 0.975)
46–60
1
1
Marital status
Single
1
1
Married
1.068 (0.550, 2.074)
1.068 (0.55, 2.074)
Divorced
2.768 (3.009, 15.223
1.418 (0.72, 7.146)
Educational status
No education
1
1
1–9 grade
0.556 (0.318, 0.975)
0.23 (0.218, 0.875)
Secondary school and above
2.764 (1.335, 3.743)
2.42 (1.13, 3.56)
Training
Yes
5.113 (2.549, 10.260)
4.65 (1.847, 11.741)
No
1
1
Work experience in years
Less than one
1
1
One up to five
2.76 (1.335, 4.743)
2.12 (1.283, 3.826)
More than five
2.31 (1.283, 5.826)
2.11 (1.18, 5.34)
Average monthly income
500–1000 ETB
2.603 (1.278, 5.301)
3.2 (0.98, 5.027)
1001–1500 ETB
1.992 (1.328, 12.095)
1.23 (0.328, 12.095)
Less than 500 ETB
1
1
Work activity
Waiter
2.190 (1.021, 4.698)
0.160 (0.047, 0.541)
Cooker
1.008 (0.465, 2.188)
0.198 (0.063, 0.628)
Butcher
0.354 (0.081, 1.547)
0.496 (0.090, 2.730)
Washer
1
1
Note. Significant at ; significant at value <0.001; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio, ETB; Ethiopian birr.
