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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents

From: Food safety knowledge and practices among raw meat handlers and the microbial content of raw meat sold at Kumasi Abattoir Butchery Shops in Kumasi, Ghana

Variable

Frequency (N)

Percentage (%)

Gender

 Male

50

100

 Female

0

0

Age (in years)

 18–30

6

 

 31–45

36

72

 46–60

9

18

 Above 60

4

 

Religion

 Christianity

16

32

 Islam

34

68

 African Traditional

0

0

Level of Education

 No formal education

5

10

 Basic

24

48

 SHS/Vocational

19

38

 Tertiary

2

4

Work Experience (in years)

 Below 1

0

0

 1–5

3

6

 6–10

7

14

 Above 10

40

80

Position at work

 Owner

45

90

 Employee

5

10

Food Safety certificate

 Yes

50

100

 No

0

0

Ethnicity

 Dagomba

18

36

 Frafra

28

56

 Ewe

4

8