Listeria Contamination in Milk-Processing Chain and Proficiency in Listeria monocytogenes Decontamination of Small-Scale Milk Retailers

Table 2

Test of association using the chi-squared test and Fisher’s exact test.

Variables	Explanatory variables	Chi^2	value
Raw milk management	Sex	—	0.32
	Province	—	0.07
	Knowledge of milk contamination	7.26	0.007
	Knowledge of bacterial virulence	—	0.70
Milk treatment	Sex	10.38	0.001
	Province	9.88	0.04
	Knowledge of milk contamination	0.004	0.95
	Knowledge of bacterial virulence	—	0.15
	Knowledge of pasteurization	—	0.10
Processed milk management	Sex	—	0.13
	Province	—	0.39
	Knowledge of milk contamination	—	0.73
	Knowledge of bacterial virulence	—	0.09