Table 4.
Mean bacterial count of swab samples collected from slaughterhouse and butcher shops in Dessie City administration, Amhara region, Ethiopia.
| Hand swab samples | Mean bacterial count ± SD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total viable count (log CFU/cm2) | Total coliform count (Log CFU/cm2) | Fecal coliform count (Log CFU/cm2) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | P-value (95% CI) | Mean ± SD | P-value (95% CI) | Mean ± SD | P-value (95% CI) | |
| slaughterhouse (n = 93) | 5.02 ± 0.25 | ≤0.001(0.82–0.95) | 3.77 ± 0.25 | ≤0.001(−0.19-(−0.07)) | 3.39 ± 0.23 | ≤0.001(−0.17-(−0.05)) |
| Butcher shop (n = 84) | 4.13 ± 0.15 | 3.90 ± 0.11 | 3.5 ± 0.13 | |||
| Total (N = 177) | 4.60 ± 0.50 | 3.83 ± 0.21 | 3.44 ± 0.20 | |||
CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation.