Table 5.
predictors of food safety and hygiene knowledge among street food vendors
| Predictors of street food vendors knowledge of food safety | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | Fair | Good | COR | p-value | AOR (95%CI) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 78.6 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3(0.8-2.3) |
| Female (Reference) | 58.4 | 33.2 | 8.4 | 1 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 71.4 | 19 | 9.5 | |||
| Unmarried (Reference) | 63.6 | 29.8 | 6.6 | 1 | ||
| Duration in Business (years) | ||||||
| <5 | 65.4 | 29 | 5.6 | |||
| ≥5 (Reference) | 65 | 25.9 | 9.1 | 1 | ||
| Learnt Food Preparation | ||||||
| Catering School | 57.1 | 32.1 | 10.7 | |||
| Parents | 59.8 | 31.7 | 8.5 | |||
| Friends | 73.5 | 23.5 | 2.9 | |||
| Self (Reference) | 83.3 | 13 | 3.7 | 1 | ||
| Hours of work (week) | ||||||
| <35 | 67.7 | 28.6 | 3.8 | -1.1 | <0.001* | 0.3(0.2-0.6) |
| ≥35 (Reference) | 63.4 | 26.7 | 9.9 | 1 | ||
| Job Description | ||||||
| Food Preparation | 66.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | |||
| Food Preparation &Serving (Reference) | 65.2 | 27.8 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Monthly income (Naira) | ||||||
| <18,000 | 69.5 | 24.7 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7(0.9-3.2) |
| ≥18,000 (Reference) | 53.7 | 35.4 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Vaccinated against Hepatitis/Typhoid | ||||||
| Yes | 79.4 | 16.8 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2(0.9-1.6) |
| No | 55.4 | 36.6 | 8 | |||
| Don’t Know (Reference) | 60.5 | 29.1 | 10.5 | 1 | ||
Statistically significant, AOR=Adjusted odds ratio, CI= Confidence interval, Blank cells= Did not qualify for inclusion in the model