Table 4.
Relationship of socio-demographic and other variables with hygiene practices
| Variable | Practice about good hygiene n=188 N (%) |
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| Good (n=161) |
Poor (n=27) | Total | χ2 | p-value | |
| Age group (years) | |||||
| ≤30 years | 92 (57.1) | 13 (48.1) | 105 | 0.759 | 0.384 |
| >30years | 69 (42.9) | 14 (51.9) | 83 | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 120 (74.5) | 16 (59.3) | 136 | 2.696 | 0.101 |
| Female | 41 (25.5) | 11 (40.7) | 52 | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 81 (50.3) | 16 (59.3) | 97 | 0.741 | 0.389 |
| Not married | 80 (49.7) | 11 (40.7) | 91 | ||
| Religion | |||||
| Christianity | 144 (89.4) | 24 (88.9) | 168 | 0.007 | 0.931 |
| Islam | 17 (10.6) | 3 (11.1) | 20 | ||
| Level of education | |||||
| <Secondary education | 58 (36.0) | 13 (48.1) | 71 | 1.446 | 0.229 |
| ≥Secondary education | 103 (64.0) | 14 (51.9) | 117 | ||
| Work experience (years) | |||||
| ≤5 years | 87 (54.0) | 15 (55.6) | 102 | 0.021 | 0.883 |
| >5years | 74 (46.0) | 12 (44.4) | 86 | ||
| Category of worker | |||||
| Retailer | 81 (50.3) | 12 (44.4) | 93 | 0.318 | 0.573 |
| Others | 80 (49.7) | 15 (55.6) | 95 | ||
| Previous training on abattoir work | |||||
| No | 30 (18.6) | 9 (33.3) | 139 | 3.039 | 0.081 |
| Yes | 131 (81.4) | 18 (66.7) | 49 | ||
| Knowledge | |||||
| Good | 130 (80.7) | 12 (44.4) | 142 | 16.487 | <0.001 * |
| Poor | 31 (19.3) | 15 (55.6) | 46 | ||
*
Statistically significant P - value