Table 3.
Relationship of socio-demographic and other variables with knowledge of good hygiene practice
| Variable | Knowledge of good hygiene practice n=188 N (%) |
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| Good (n=142) |
Poor (n=46) |
Total | χ2 | p-value | |
| Age group (years) | |||||
| ≤30 years | 82 (57.7) | 23 (50.0) | 105 | 0.846 | 0.358 |
| >30years | 60 (42.3) | 23 (50.0) | 83 | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 108 (76.1) | 28 (60.9) | 136 | 4.005 | 0.045 |
| Female | 34 (23.9) | 18 (39.1) | 52 | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 70 (49.3) | 27 (58.7) | 97 | 1.229 | 0.268 |
| Not married | 72 (50.7) | 19 (41.3) | 91 | ||
| Religion | |||||
| Christianity | 128 (90.1) | 40 (87.0) | 168 | 0.371 | 0.543 |
| Islam | 14 (9.9) | 6 (13.0) | 20 | ||
| Level of education | |||||
| <Secondary education | 54 (38.0) | 17 (37.0) | 71 | 0.017 | 0.896 |
| ≥Secondary education | 88 (62.0) | 29 (63.0) | 117 | ||
| Work experience | |||||
| ≤5 years | 76 (53.5) | 26 (56.5) | 102 | 0.126 | 0.723 |
| >5 years | 66 (46.5) | 20 (43.5) | 86 | ||
| Category of worker | |||||
| Retailer | 80 (56.3) | 13 (28.3) | 93 | 10.957 | 0.001 * |
| Butchers and others | 62 (43.7) | 33 (71.7) | 95 | ||
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Previous training on abattoir work |
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| Yes | 119 (83.8) | 30 (65.2) | 139 | 7.300 | 0.007 * |
| No | 23 (16.2) | 16 (34.8) | 49 | ||
*
Statistically significant P – value