Table 2.

Hygiene practice among food handlers working in food establishment of Madda Walabu University, Bale, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 198).

S. no.	Variables		Frequency	Percent
1	Handwashing always after toilet visit	Yes	192	97
		No	6	3
2	Handwashing always after contact with unclean materials	Yes	190	96
		No	8	4
3	Handwashing always before food handling	Yes	196	99
		No	2	1
4	Handwashing always after food handling	Yes	190	96
		No	8	4
5	Handwashing always before touching food utensils	Yes	192	97
		No	6	3
6	Handwashing always after cleaning utensils	Yes	188	94.9
		No	10	5.1
7	Overall handwashing practice	Adequate practice	179	90.4
		Inadequate practice	19	9.6
8	Had training on food handling	Yes	57	28.8
		No	141	71.2
9	Had certificate of training on food handling	Yes	38	19.2
		No	160	80.8
10	Did wear cap	Yes	41	20.7
		No	157	79.3
11	Wear gown	Yes	41	20.7
		No	157	79.3
12	Wear clean gown	Yes	29	14.6
		No	169	85.4
13	Trimmed fingernail	Yes	104	52.5
		No	94	47.5