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Table 6 Association of selected factors of food handling related to food establishments with binary form of inspection score of food establishments

From: Effects of health educational and participatory consumer group interventions in improving food handling practices in regional director of health services area Kalutara, Sri Lanka: non-randomized controlled community trial

Selected factors

Inspection score in Food establishments

Total (n)

OR (95% CI)

Significance

Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory

n (%)

n (%)

Conducting other food establishments

    

χ2 = 0.44

    Yes

11 (35.7%)

21 (64.3%)

32

0.77 (0.36 –1.65)

df = 1

    No

157 (40.5%)

232 (59.5%)

389

1.0

p = 0.51

Ownership

    

χ2 = 7.67

    Not personal

10 (86%)

3 (14%)

13

5.27 (1.42 –19.5)

df = 1

    Personal

158 (38.6%)

250 (61.4%)

408

1.0

p = 0.005

History of sanctioning

    

χ2 = 1.62

    Yes

14 (34.5%)

31 (65.5%)

45

0.65 (0.33- 1.26)

df = 1

    No

154 (41.2%)

222 (58.8%)

376

1.0

p = 0.2

History of giving notices

    

χ2 = 5.14

    No

160 (41.3%)

226 (58.7%)

386

2.5 (1.11- 5.65)

df = 1

    Yes

8 (23.1%)

27 (86.9%)

35

1.0

p = 0.02

Visibility of last place of processing

    

χ2 = 4.42

    No

144 (42.7%)

196 (57.3%)

340

1.7 (1.03- 2.94)

df = 1

    Yes

24 (29.8%)

57 (70.2%)

81

1.0

p = 0.03

Nature of Food business

    

χ2 = 0.95

Individual, single business

65 (37.2%)

110 (62.8%)

175

0.82 (0.55 – 1.22)

df = 1

All others

103 (42.9%)

143 (57.1%)

246

1.0

p = 0.32

Total

168

253

421