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. 2011 Jul 1;20(1):47–57. doi: 10.1007/s10389-011-0437-z

Table 2.

Bivariate analysis and logistic regression analyses testing the correlations between social-demographic factors and knowledge/behaviours of foodborne diseases

% P value OR 95% CI P value
The main causes of food spoilage:
Microrganisms
Age group total sample (30–39 vs. 18–29) 25.9 0.0009
Age group female (30–39 vs. 18–29) 24.5 0.01
Age group male (30–39 vs. 18–29) 32.6 0.9
Gender (female vs. male) 82.4 0.0001
Marital status (married vs. single) 64.0 0.0001 Single 1.7 1.3–7.8 0.007
Married (ref.) 1
Educational level (high school vs. junior high school) 61.7 0.0001
Work activity (white-collar worker vs. blue-collar worker) 28.6 0.0001
Temperature
Gender (female vs.male) 84.1 0.0001
Marital status (married vs. single) 68.3 0.0001
Educational level (high school vs. junior high school) 51.2 0.0001
Light
Marital status
Married 0.008 0.001–0.9 0.04
Single (ref.) 1
Educational level
Junior high school 2.2 1.5–3.2 0.04
High school (ref.) 1
Definition of foodborne diseases 0.0001
Gender (female vs. male) 75.0 0.0001
The microrganisms which causes foodborne diseases:
Maintain organoleptic characteristics
Gender (female vs. male) 89.7 0.0001
Marital status (married vs. single) 78.0 0.02
Educational level (high school vs. junior high school) 48.3 0.03
Work activity (housewife vs. blue-collar worker) 28.6 0.0001 Housewife 0.5 0.2–0.9 0.006
White-collar worker (rif.) 1
Alter the organoleptic properties
Educational level
Junior high school 2.4 1.5–3.4 0.009
High school (ref.) 1
Blue-collar worker 3.1 2.6–5.2 0.01
White-collar worker (ref.) 1
Are present during production or storage
Marital status (married vs. single) 72.7 0.0001
Educational level (high school vs. junior high school) 63.6 0.0003
Work activity (white-collar worker vs. blue-collar worker) 45.5 0.0001
Are not present if the food is contaminated during production or storage
Marital status
Single 2.7 2.4–8.4 0.04
Married (ref.) 1
Work activity
Blue-collar worker 3.5 2.8–5.8 0.02
White-collar worker (ref.) 1