Table 7.
Level of knowledge, attitude, and practices of meat handlers working in slaughterhouse and butcher shops of Dessie City administration, Northeast Ethiopia, Amhara Region.
| Meat handlers | Category of knowledge | Category of attitude | Category of practice | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good n (%) |
Fair n (%) |
Poor n (%) |
Good n (%) |
Fair n (%) |
Poor n (%) |
Good n (%) |
Fair n (%) |
Practice n (%) |
|
| slaughterhouse (n = 93) | 44 (47.3) | 40 (43.0) | 9 (9.7) | 34 (36.6) | 51 (54.8) | 8 (8.6) | 25 (26.9) | 55 (59.1) | 13 (14.0) |
| Butcher shops (n = 84) | 44 (52.4) | 30 (35.7) | 10 (11.9) | 24 (28.6) | 56 (66.7) | 4 (4.8) | 17 (20.2) | 42 (50) | 25 (29.8) |
| Total (n = 177) | 88 (49.7) | 70 (39.5) | 19 (10.7) | 58 (32.8) | 107 (60.5) | 12 (6.8) | 42 (23.7) | 97 (54.7) | 38 (21.5) |