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) |