Table 4.

Safety practices undertaken by vendors.

Practices	Mean	SD
Z1 = Do you wash your hands properly after handling money	4.31	1.05
Z2 = Do you cover your mouth with tissue paper while coughing or sneezing	4.37	.72
Z3 = Do you wash your hands before and after rubbing your nose or scratching your body	4.27	.87
Z4 = Do you use protective gloves while handling fruits and vegetables	3.80	1.51
Z5 = Do you wash your hands properly before or after using gloves	3.74	1.59
Z6 = Do you wear an apron while working	4.65	.75
Z7 = Do you handle fruits and vegetables with a wounded hand that is not entirely covered	4.14	1.16
Z8 = Do you properly clean the working area before and after handing out fruits and vegetables	4.70	.60
Z9 = Do you wash your hands after handling spoiled or contaminated fruits and vegetables	4.41	.87
Z10 = Do you bother discarding spoiled and contaminated fruits and vegetablesa	4.35	.82
Z11 = Do you use any insecticides during the fruits and vegetable handling processa	3.27	1.81
Z12 = Do you wash fruits and vegetables with clean water before selling them	4.12	1.27
Z13 = Do you ensure that the fruits and vegetables sold are not on bare ground	4.54	.85
Z14 = Do you ensure that fruits and vegetables are not exposed to excessive temperature or sunshine	4.40	.87

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