Table 4.
Comparison of food handling behaviors between the case group and the control group
| Behavior | Group | X2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case [n (%)] | Control [n (%)] | |||
| Often thoroughly heat cooked food purchased from outside before eating | ||||
| no | 117 (76.5) | 909 (70.6) | 2.278 | 0.131 |
| yes | 36 (23.5) | 378 (29.4) | ||
| Often thoroughly heat milk before drinking | ||||
| no | 135 (88.2) | 954 (74.1) | 14.768 | < 0.001 |
| yes | 18 (11.8) | 333 (25.9) | ||
| Often store leftovers in the refrigerator | ||||
| no | 63 (41.2) | 405 (31.5) | 5.875 | 0.015 |
| yes | 90 (58.8) | 882 (68.5) | ||
| Often thoroughly heat leftovers stored in the refrigerator before eating | ||||
| no | 95 (62.1) | 504 (39.2) | 29.597 | < 0.001 |
| yes | 58 (37.9) | 783 (60.8) | ||
| Often thoroughly clean raw vegetables or meat purchased from outside | ||||
| no | 33 (21.6) | 252 (19.6) | 0.341 | 0.560 |
| yes | 120 (78.4) | 1035 (80.4) | ||
| Often eat raw seafood | ||||
| no | 99 (64.7) | 1125 (87.4) | 55.298 | < 0.001 |
| yes | 54 (35.5) | 162 (12.6) | ||
| Often store raw meat and cooked meat in the same container | ||||
| no | 91 (59.5) | 1080 (83.9) | 53.764 | < 0.001 |
| yes | 62 (40.5) | 207 (16.1) | ||
| Often thoroughly heat green beans prior to eating | ||||
| no | 47 (30.7) | 202 (15.7) | 21.581 | < 0.001 |
| yes | 106 (69.3) | 1085 (84.3) | ||
| Often thoroughly boil kitchen utensils to disinfect | ||||
| no | 113(73.9) | 926(72.0) | 0.247 | 0.619 |
| yes | 40(26.1) | 361(28.0) | ||
| Often buy expired packaged food in supermarkets or shops | ||||
| no | 108(70.6) | 945(73.4) | 0.561 | 0.454 |
| yes | 45(29.4) | 342(26.6) | ||
| Often Purchase stale raw vegetables, meat and other ingredients | ||||
| no | 105(68.6) | 918(71.3) | 0.485 | 0.486 |
| yes | 48(31.4) | 369(28.7) | ||
| Often eat outside the home | ||||
| no | 123(80.4) | 1115(86.6) | 4.420 | 0.036 |
| yes | 30(19.6) | 172(13.4) | ||