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. 2016 Aug 3;11(8):e0157630. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157630

Table 5. Bivariate comparison of participant food safety by food security status (n = 262).

Food Secure Food Secure P-value
Characteristic No Yes
n (%) n (%)
192 (73%) 70 (27%)
Access to a refrigerator
No 8 (100) 0 (0) 0.113
Yes 170 (72) 65 (28)
Hand washing before food preparation
All/most of the time 165 (72) 65 (28) 0.367
Sometimes/rarely 23 (82) 5 (18)
Sick from spoiled/unsafe food, past six months
No 140 (69) 63 (31) 0.009
Yes 46 (87) 7 (13)
Physician confirmed food-borne sickness, past six months
No 9 (82) 2 (18) 0.479
Yes 9 (100) 0 (0)