Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers: A cross-sectional study in school kitchens in Espírito Santo, Brazil

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of food handlers in 52 schools in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Variable		n	%
Gender	Female	166	96.5
Gender	Male	6	3.5
Age (years)	≤ 39	51	29.6
	40 to 49	78	45.4
	> 50	43	25.0
Education^a	Elementary school	70	40.7
	High school	99	57.6
	University education	3	1.7
Experience (years)	Up to 5	68	39.5
	6 to 10	53	30.8
	> 11	51	29.7
Participation in training since started in this job	Up to 3 times	44	25.6
Participation in training since started in this job	4 times or more	128	74.4
Time of the previous training attended	Last 3 months Last 6 months 1 year or more	89 69 14	51.8 40.1 8.1

^a In each category are included food handlers with complete or incomplete education

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