Table 2 Food safety knowledge of respondents
Variable | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Groups at high risk of food-borne diseases | ||
 No one | 0 | 0 |
 Old people, children and patients with immunodeficiency | 45 | 90.0 |
 General public | 5 | 10.0 |
Common symptom(s) of food-borne diseases caused by contaminated meat | ||
 Bleeding | 0 | 0 |
 Body pains | 3 | 6.0 |
 Abdominal pains, fever, diarrhea and vomiting | 40 | 80.0 |
 I do not know | 7 | 14.0 |
What happens to food contamination when hands are washed before work begins? | ||
 Minimized | 47 | 94.0 |
 Maximized | 0 | 0 |
 No effect | 3 | 6.0 |
What happens to food contamination when gloves are used during meat handling? | ||
 Minimized | 22 | 44.0 |
 Maximized | 0 | 0 |
 No effect | 28 | 56.0 |
What happens to food contamination when one eats and drinks in the workplace? | ||
 Minimized | 2 | 4.0 |
 Maximized | 2 | 4.0 |
 No effect | 46 | 92.0 |
Can one contract typhoid by eating contaminated meat? | ||
 Yes | 13 | 26.0 |
 No | 7 | 14.0 |
 Uncertain | 30 | 60.0 |
Food-borne diseases can induce abortion in pregnant women | ||
 True | 12 | 24.0 |
 False | 7 | 14.0 |
 Uncertain | 31 | 62.0 |
One needs to take sick leave when he/ she has a skin disease | ||
 True | 50 | 100.0 |
 False | 0 |  |
 Uncertain | 0 |  |
Other food items like vegetables can be stored together with the meat in the freezer | ||
 True | 0 | 0 |
 False | 50 | 100.0 |
 Uncertain | 0 | 0 |
Eating meat can cause HIV/AIDS | ||
 True | 0 | 0 |
 False | 47 | 94.0 |
 Uncertain | 3 | 6.0 |