Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the food handlers (n = 1050).

Study variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex of the food handlers	Male	242	23.0
	Female	808	77.0
Age group of the food handlers	18–22 years	456	43.4
	23–27 years	301	28.7
	28–32 years	127	12.1
	>32 years	166	15.8
Mean age of the food handles	25.695 years with SD of ±7.576
Minimum age of the food handlers	18.00 years
Maximum age of the participants	65.00 years
Educational status of the food handlers	Illiterate	182	17.3
	At least read and write	868	82.7
Marital status of the food handlers	Single	853	81.2
	Married	180	17.1
	Divorced and others	17	1.6
Religion of the food handlers	Orthodox	766	73.0
	Muslim	138	13.1
	Others	146	13.9
Work experience of the food handlers	<1 year	371	35.3
	1 to 5 years	492	46.9
	>5 years	187	17.8
Mean work experience of the food handlers	3.34 years with SD of ±3.37 years