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Table 5 General level of knowledge about Campylobacter among consumer groups based on a representative survey in Germany (2017)

From: Comparison of consumer knowledge about Campylobacter, Salmonella and Toxoplasma and their transmissibility via meat: results of a consumer study in Germany

 

n total

n (%) Campylobacter is known

n (%) Campylobacter is unknown

X2 test

p-value

Multivariable logistic regression (n = 986)

b(SE)

p-value

Adj. OR

95% CI

Gender

   

0.509

0.476

    

 Female

500

164 (32.8)

336 (67.2)

      

 Male

508

156 (30.7)

352 (69.3)

      

Age group

   

15.356

0.002

    

 16–19 years old

176

35 (19.9)

141 (80.1)

   

<  0.001

baseline

 

 20–39 years old

219

68 (31.1)

151 (68.9)

  

0.704 (0.256)

0.006

2.021

1.223–3.341

 40–59 years old

451

158 (35.0)

293 (65.0)

  

0.98 (0.231)

<  0.001

2.664

1.693–4.191

  > 60 years old

162

59 (36.4)

103 (63.6)

  

1.093 (0.267)

< 0.001

2.982

1.768–5.030

Federal state

   

0.383

0.536

    

 Eastern Germany

215

72 (33.5)

143 (66.5)

      

 Western Germany

793

248 (31.3)

545 (68.7)

      

Cold cut consumption/week

   

4.030

0.133

    

 No consumption (never)

47

10 (21.3)

37 (78.7)

      

 Rare to frequent (<  1/week up to 3–4/week)

582

179 30.8)

403 69.2)

      

 Very common (5–6/week or daily)

379

131 (37.6)

248 (65.4)

      

Meat consumption/week

   

4.377

0.112

    

 No consumption (never)

35

10 (28.6)

25 (71.4)

      

 Rare to frequent (<  1/week up to 3–4/week)

784

238 (30.4)

546 (69.6)

      

 Very common (5-6x/week or daily)

189

72 (38.1)

117 (61.9)

      

Level of education

   

6.219

0.013

    

 No certificate or lower secondary school certificate

108

23 (21.3)

85 (78.7)

    

baseline

 

 At least secondary school certificate

878

291 (33.1)

587 (66.9)

  

0.641 (0.521)

0.01

1.899

1.162–3.104

Size of the main residence (number of inhabitants)

   

2.328

0.507

    

 Rural community (<  5000)

158

47 (29.7)

111 (70.3)

      

 Small-size town (between 5000 and less than 20,000)

220

63 (28.6)

157 (71.4)

      

 Mid-size town (between 20,000 and less than 100,000)

264

89 (33.7)

175 (66.3)

      

 Metropolis (100,000 and more)

332

112 (33.7)

220 (66.3)

      

Children in the household

   

< 0.001

0.984

    

 At least 1 children

337

108 (32.0)

229 (68.0)

      

 No children

654

210 (32.1)

444 (67.9)

      

Monthly household income after taxes

   

3.185

0.203

    

 Low income (<  1500€)

252

73 (29.0)

179 (71.0)

      

 Middle income (1500 - < 3600€)

418

141 (33.7)

277 (66.3)

      

 High income (>  3600€)

176

65 (36.9)

111 (63.1)

      

Occupational groups

   

11.221

0.001

    

 Actor in the food chain

117

53 (45.3)

64 (54.7)

    

baseline

 

 Not an actor in the food chain

891

267 (30.0)

624 (70.0)

  

−0.589 (0.217)

0.007

0.555

0.362–0.849

Veterinarian

   

14.916

< 0.001

    

 Yes

12

10 (83.3)

2 (16.7)

    

baseline

 

 No

996

310 (31.1)

686 (68.9)

  

−2.381 (0.817)

0.004

0.092

0.019–0.459