Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 401) among food handlers in Medebay Zana district (February–March, 2019)

Characters	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Female	377	94.0
	Male	24	6.0
Age	< 21	28	7.0
	21–30	254	63.3
	31–40	110	27.4
	> 40	9	2.2
Religious	Orthodox	398	99.3
	Muslim	3	0.7
Educational leve	College and above	21	5.2
	Secondary school	78	19.5
	Primary school	273	68.1
	Unable to read and write	29	7.2
Monthly income	500–900 birr	212	52.9
	1000–1500 birr	189	47.1
Service in year	1–5 year	332	82.8
	6–9 year	69	17.2