Table 1:
Qualitative socio-economic characteristics of studied households based on food safety practice in Tehran
| Demographic variables (n= 630) | Food Safety practicen (%) | Total n (%) | P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weak (<46) | Acceptable (47–50) | Desirable (51–55) | |||
| Mother's education | 0.000 | ||||
| Illiterate/ Primary | 74(50.7) | 45(30.8) | 17(18.5) | 146(100) | |
| Secondary school to high school | 83(24.3) | 119(34.9) | 139(40.8) | 341(100) | |
| University | 29(20.3) | 44(30.8) | 70(49) | 143(100) | |
| Mother's job | 0. 943 | ||||
| Housewife | 171( 29.6) | 191(33.1) | 215(37.3) | 577(100) | |
| Employer | 15(28.3) | 17(32.1) | 21(39.6) | 53 (100) | |
| Father's education | 0.000 | ||||
| Illiterate/ Primary | 50(43.1) | 35 (30.2) | 31 (26.7) | 116(100) | |
| Secondary school to diploma | 96(27.5) | 112(32.1) | 141(40.4) | 349(100) | |
| University | 30(22.7) | 48(36.4) | 54(40.9) | 132(100) | |
| Father's job | 0.003 | ||||
| unemployed | 5(31.3) | 3(18.8) | 8(50.0) | 16 (100) | |
| Retired | 15(26.3) | 23(40.4) | 19(33.3) | 57 (100) | |
| laborer | 33(32.7) | 41(40.6) | 27(26.7) | 101(100) | |
| Freelancer | 82(32.9) | 85(34.1) | 82(32.9) | 249(100) | |
| Employee | 32(22.1) | 37(25.5) | 76(52.4) | 145(100) | |
| Manager | 9(31.0) | 6(20.7) | 14(48.3) | 29 (100) | |
| District | 0.006 | ||||
| North | 24(19.8) | 51(42.1) | 46(38.0) | 121(100) | |
| Center | 31(24.6) | 38(30.2) | 57(45.2) | 126(100) | |
| East | 60(39.2) | 44(28.8) | 49(32.0) | 153(100) | |
| West | 46(34.1) | 37(27.4) | 52(38.5) | 135(100) | |
| South | 25(26.3) | 38(40.0) | 32(33.7) | 95(100) | |
| Food security households | 0.003 | ||||
| Secure (0–1) | 83(23.6) | 120 (34.2) | 148 (42.2) | 351(100) | |
| Mild (2–7) | 62(33.7) | 60 (32.6) | 62 (33.7) | 184(100) | |
| Moderate (8–14) | 34 (44.2) | 25( 32.5) | 18( 23.4) | 77 (100) | |
| Severe (15–27) | 7 (38.9) | 3 (16.7) | 8 ( 44.4) | 18 (100) | |
| Total | 186(29.5) | 208(33) | 236(37.5) | 630(100) | |
*
Chi-square test