Table 2.
Fish farmers and food handler's knowledge about food safety in Bangladesh.
| Comments | Fish Farmers |
Food Handlers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree n (%) | Uncertain n (%) | Disagree n (%) | Agree n (%) | Uncertain n (%) | Disagree n (%) | |
| Food contamination reduced by washing hands after using the toilet | 50 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 50 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| The risk of food contamination is reduced by the use of sanitary toilet | 50 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 50 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Use of sanitary toilet reduces the risk of food contamination | 50 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 50 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Washing transportation materials is important | 20 (40) | 30 (60) | 0 (0) | 32 (64) | 18 (36) | 0 (0) |
| Washing farming/cooking equipment is important | 20 (40) | 30 (60) | 0 (0) | 38 (76) | 12 (24) | 0 (0) |
| Use of face mask when spreading fertilizer, insecticide and serving food is important | 32 (64) | 18 (36) | 0 (0) | 20 (40) | 30 (60) | 0 (0) |
| If you have diseases (diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera etc.) it is necessary to stay away from farm/restaurants | 50 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 50 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Diseases can be transmitted by food | 30 (60) | 20 (40) | 0 (0) | 38 (76) | 12 (24) | 0 (0) |
| There are many types of hazard, which are responsible for contamination | 32 (64) | 18 (36) | 0 (0) | 38 (76) | 12 (24) | 0 (0) |
| Water is the major source for disease transmission | 20 (40) | 30 (60) | 0 (0) | 32 (64) | 18 (36) | 0 (0) |
| The refrigerator is the safest fish storage facility | 50 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 50 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |