Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of food handlers working in food and drink establishment in Fiche town (n = 422).
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
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| Sex | ||
| Male | 120 | 28.4 |
| Female | 302 | 71.6 |
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| Age | ||
| ≤20 | 92 | 21.8 |
| 21–30 | 274 | 64.9 |
| 31–40 | 49 | 11.6 |
| >40 | 7 | 1.7 |
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| Educational status | ||
| Illiterate | 24 | 5.7 |
| Grades 1–6 | 125 | 29.6 |
| Grades 7–12 | 179 | 42.4 |
| Grades >12 | 94 | 22.3 |
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| Marital status | ||
| Single | 269 | 63.7 |
| Married | 136 | 32.2 |
| Divorced | 17 | 4 |
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| Service year of food handlers | ||
| <1 year | 161 | 38.2 |
| 1–5 years | 174 | 41.2 |
| 6–10 years | 45 | 10.7 |
| >10 years | 42 | 9.9 |
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| Food handler's monthly income (in birr) | ||
| 500–1000 | 97 | 23 |
| 1001–1500 | 199 | 47.2 |
| >1500 | 126 | 29.8 |