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Table 4 Relationship between the scores obtained for knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers

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

Characteristic (n = 172)

Knowledge

Attitudes

Practices

n

Mean ± SD

p

Mean ± SD

p

Mean ± SD

p

Gender

  

0.670

 

0.670

 

0.226

 Female

166

7.10 ± 1.22

 

9.42 ± 0.99

 

47.17 ± 3.83

 

 Male

6

7.83 ± 1.33

 

9.33 ± 0.82

 

49.17 ± 2.04

 

Age (years)

  

0.598

 

0.088

 

0.433

 18–39

51

7.04 ± 1.50

 

9.35 ± 0.63

 

47.78 ± 2.56

 

 40–49

77

7.17 ± 1.12

 

9.35 ± 1.01

 

47.06 ± 4.40

 

  > 50

43

7.16 ± 1.05

 

9.23 ± 1.231

 

46.86 ± 3.9

 

Education Level

  

0.154

 

0.030a

 

0.937

 Elementary School

69

6.9 ± 1.20

 

9.17 ± 1.19a

 

47.13 ± 3.37

 

 High School

99

7.26 ± 1.25

 

9.58 ± 0.80b

 

47.27 ± 4.14

 

 University Education

3

7.67 ± 0.58

 

9.67 ± 0.58ab

 

48.00 ± 2.65

 

Experience (years)

  

0.036a

 

0.472

 

0.995

 Until 5

68

6.88 ± 1.38a

 

9.51 ± 0.84

 

47.19 ± 3.50

 

 6 a 10

53

7.45 ± 1.25b

 

9.32 ± 1.22

 

47.32 ± 4.44

 

 Equal or more than 11 years

51

7.10 ± 0.88ab

 

9.37 ± 0.90

 

47.25 ± 3.56

 

Training participationa

  

0.117

 

0.570

 

0.869

 Until 3 times

44

6.93 ± 1.34

 

9.41 ± 0.88

 

47.16 ± 3.69

 

 4 times or more

128

7.19 ± 1.18

 

9.41 ± 1.02

 

47.27 ± 3.85

 

Time until last training

  

0.039a

 

0.001a

 

0.318

 3 months

89

7.25 ± 1.26a

 

9.64 ± 0.67a

 

47.67 ± 2.90

 

 6 months

68

7.10 ± 1.14ab

 

9.07 ± 1.25b

 

46.84 ± 4.64

 

 1 year or more

14

6.36 ± 1.28b

 

9.41 ± 0.97ab

 

47.27 ± 3.79

 
  1. SD standard deviation; p: value of significance. Means followed by the same letter do not differ from each other, by the Tukey test (p < 0.05)
  2. a since food handler started in this job