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Table 2 Employment and training details of hospital food handlers (N = 210)

From: An assessment of the food safety knowledge and attitudes of food handlers in hospitals

Variables

Frequency (%)

Type of employment

 Full time

149(71)

 Part time

4(1.9)

 Temporal

57(27.1)

Current employment position

 Food service managers

10(4.8)

 Food service supervisors

12(5.7)

 Chef

34(16.2)

 Nurses

148(70.5)

 Support staff

6(2.9)

Experience in food handling practices

 Under 2 years

38(18)

 2–4 years

56(26.7)

 5–7 years

43(20.5)

 8–10 years

21(10)

 Above 10 years

52(24.8)

Income per month

 Below R5000

59(28.1)

 R5001-R10000

88(41.9)

 R10001-R15000

32(15.2)

 R15001-R20000

17(8.1)

 Above R20000

14(6.7)

Food Safety Training course

 Yes

58(27.6)

 No

152(72.4)