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. 2025 Jun 26;17(6):e86787. doi: 10.7759/cureus.86787

Table 5. Factors associated with mean knowledge, attitude, and practices scores of food safety among study participants (N=111).

*One way ANOVA

Variable Knowledge Attitudes Practices P value*
Age (In completed years)  
18-28 13.58 ± 2.80 9.55 ± 1.70 28.78 ± 5.14 Knowledge: 0.75
29-38 14.06 ± 3.06 9.06 ± 1.91 30.38 ± 4.60 Attitudes: 0.54
39-48 14.29 ± 2.11 9.53 ± 1.71 28.82 ± 2.76 Practices: 0.71
49-58 13.32 ± 2.49 8.97 ± 1.81 28.90 ± 2.51  
>59 13.29 ± 4.07 9.86 ± 1.95 29.57± 2.14  
Gender Knowledge: 0.69
Male 13.70 ± 2.83 9.34 ± 1.82 29.23 ± 4.17 Attitudes: 0.95
Female 13.38 ± 1.75 9.31 ± 1.31 28.08 ± 1.60 Practices: 0.32
Education status  
Illiterate 14.00 ± 1.87 9.40 ±2.40 31.40 ± 3.78 Knowledge: 0.39
Primary school certificate 14.13 ± 4.35 9.13 ± 1.35 33.50 ± 4.00 Attitudes: 0.99
Middle school certificate 12.84 ± 2.42 9.38 ± 1.71 27.94 ± 3.94 Practices: 0.001
High school certificate 13.97 ± 2.67 9.32 ± 1.88 28.72 ± 3.42  
Intermediate or post high school graduate 14.17 ± 2.71 9.50 ± 1.22 31.33 ± 5.08  
Nature of job  
Multitasking 13.20 ± 2.89  10.25 ± 3.18 28.12 ± 3.62 Knowledge: 0.19
Cook 14.57 ± 1.98 8.76 ± 1.89 30.57 ± 4.38 Attitudes: 0.04
Helper 13.43 ± 2.92 8.67 ± 1.63 29.86 ± 3.48 Practices: 0.05
Server 14.22 ± 2.60 9.50 ± 2.14 29.28 ± 4.49