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Table 2 Physical environment and observed characteristics for the wet market and the supermarket in Dhaka, Bangladesh between June and August 2015

From: Exploring customers’ perceptions of food adulteration at bazaars and supermarkets in Dhaka, Bangladesh; a qualitative exploration

Market name

Distance from main road

Items for sale

Number of customer visit per day

Customer gender

Typical customer characteristics

Wet market, Mirpur-6

Within 1 m

-All grocery items (both in lose form and some pre-packaged

-Chicken (dressed and live)

-Meat

-fish (live)

-Rice (both packaged and lose form, mostly sold in bulk amount)

-Fruits, vegetables (most foods were non-prepackaged and without label)

-cosmetics (fewer items than the supermarket)

2500–3000

male (7 of 12 customers)

-Service holder

-Day laborer

-homemaker

Supermarket, Mirpur-2

Within 1 m

-All grocery items-mostly in packaged form and labelled

-fish (fresh fish, prepackaged form ready for cooking)

-Chicken, meat

-Rice (pre-packaged)

- Fruits, vegetables (people choose)

-cosmetics (common national brands)

1200–1500

Male (6 of 12 customers)

-Service holder

-Businessman

-Homemaker