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

Table 9 ANOVA of hospital food handlers answers to knowledge questions on food-borne pathogens and diseases (N = 210)

	ANOVA between groups (p-value)
Knowledge questions	Level of Education	Employment position	Experience in food handling practices	Food safety training course attendance
*Food-borne pathogens*
Which of the following is the main foodborne bacteria pathogens mostly associated with poultry products?	0.000¥^{PCT 1}	0.002^{¥PCT 2}	0.097	0.119
Which of the following best explains what will happen to food borne bacteria in food at a temperature of 37 °C?	0.000^{¥PCT 3}	0.010^{¥PCT 4}	0.257	0.330
*Food-borne diseases*
Which of the following is the most common symptom for food poisoning?	0.077	0.127	0.160	0.073
Which of the following best explains why are preschool-age children at a higher risk for foodborne illnesses?	0.030^{¥PCT 5}	0.317	0.220	0.043^{¥PCT 6}
Which of the following groups of people are more vulnerable to foodborne diseases?	0.113	0.769	0.320	0.104

PCT 1: Below metric (CA = 75%, WA = 25%), Matric certificate (CA = 34%, WA = 66%), Certificate/Diploma (CA = 32.9%, WA = 67.1%), Higher Certificate/Diploma (CA = 58.3%, WA = 41.7%), Bachelor degree and above (CA = 64.7%; WA = 35.3%)
PCT 2: Food service managers (CA = 70%, WA = 30%), Food service supervisors (CA = 33.3%; WA = 66.7%), Chef (CA = 85.3%, WA = 14.7%), Support staff (CA = 33.3%, WA = 66.7%), Nurses (CA = 41.7%; WA = 58.3%)
PCT 3: Below metric (CA = 4.2%, WA = 95.8%), Matric certificate (CA = 32.1%, WA = 67.9%), Certificate/Diploma (CA = 40%, WA = 60%), Higher Certificate/Diploma (CA = 33.3%, WA = 66.7%), Bachelor degree and above (CA = 58.8%; WA = 41.2%)
PCT 4: Food service managers (CA = 90%, WA = 10%), Food service supervisors (CA = 50%, WA = 50%), Chef (CA = 67.6%, WA = 32.4%), Support staff (CA = 33.3%, WA = 66.7%), Nurses (CA = 39.9%; WA = 60.1%)
PCT 5: Below metric (CA = 91.7%, WA = 8.3%), Matric certificate (CA = 56.6%, WA = 43.4%), Certificate/Diploma (CA = 61.4%, WA = 38.6%), Higher Certificate/Diploma (CA = 75%, WA = 25%), Bachelor degree and above (CA = 70.6%; WA = 29.4%)
PCT 6: Yes: (CA = 60.3%, WA = 39.7%), No (CA = 55.3%; WA = 44.7%)
¥: Significance at p ≤ 0.05, PCT Partial Cross Tabulation, CA Correct Answer, WA Wrong Answer