|
Characteristic (n = 172)
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Knowledge
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Attitudes
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Practices
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|---|
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n
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Mean ± SD
|
p
|
Mean ± SD
|
p
|
Mean ± SD
|
p
|
|---|
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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
| |
- 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)
- a since food handler started in this job
