Table 5.
Impression of socio-demographic variable on attitudes of street food vendors towards the food safety.
| Categorical |
Number of Respondents (%) |
P value | Attitudes Score |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Level | Low (<67) | Medium (67–83) | Acceptable (>83) | Mean ± SD | p value | Range | |
| Gender of Vendors | Female | 4 (21.1) | 14 (73.7) | 1 (5.3) | 0.652f | 71.93 ± 6.03 | 0.230‡ | 62.04–86.11 |
| Male | 42 (17.0) | 173 (70.0) | 32 (13.0) | 74.04 ± 7.46 | 57.41–94.44 | |||
| Age (Years) | <18 | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0.511f | 72.69a ± 11.97 | 0.120¥ | 59.26–87.04 |
| 18 to 25 | 3 (11.5) | 16 (61.5) | 7 (26.9) | 77.60a ± 8.08 | 62.96–93.52 | |||
| 26 to 34 | 16 (20.3) | 53 (67.1) | 10 (12.7) | 73.75a ± 7.77 | 58.33–92.59 | |||
| 35 to 44 | 16 (17.6) | 65 (71.4) | 10 (11.0) | 73.02a ± 6.96 | 57.41–93.52 | |||
| 45 to 54 | 9 (16.4) | 42 (76.4) | 4 (7.3) | 73.53a ± 6.84 | 62.04–94.44 | |||
| 55 and above | 1 (9.1) | 9 (81.8) | 1 (9.1) | 75.59a ± 5.21 | 64.81–84.26 | |||
| Marital Status | Married | 36 (16.1) | 162 (72.6) | 25 (11.2) | 0.213f | 73.85a ± 7.17 | 0.851¥ | 57.41–94.44 |
| Unmarried | 9 (23.1) | 22 (56.4) | 8 (20.5) | 74.29a ± 8.59 | 59.26–93.52 | |||
| Divorced | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | 72.22a ± 7.82 | 62.96–78.70 | |||
| Education | Illiterate | 7 (11.5) | 45 (73.8) | 9 (14.8) | 0.107f | 74.32b ± 6.84 | 0.001¥ | 62.04–88.89 |
| Primary | 26 (20.8) | 87 (69.6) | 12 (9.6) | 72.81b ± 6.97 | 59.26–93.52 | |||
| SSC | 10 (15.9) | 46 (73.0) | 7 (11.1) | 74.79b ± 7.63 | 57.41–93.52 | |||
| HSC | 3 (20.0) | 9 (60.0) | 3 (20.0) | 74.63b ± 8.26 | 58.33–89.81 | |||
| Bachelor | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 93.98a ± 0.65 | 93.52–94.44 | |||
| Experience (Years) | <5 | 13 (16.0) | 60 (74.1) | 8 (9.9) | 0.459Pr | 73.91a ± 7.28 | 0.634¥ | 58.33–94.44 |
| 5–9 | 12 (13.8) | 60 (69.0) | 15 (17.2) | 74.28a ± 7.24 | 62.96–92.59 | |||
| 10–14 | 11 (24.4) | 28 (62.2) | 6 (13.3) | 73.74a ± 8.99 | 57.41–93.52 | |||
| 15–19 | 4 (19.0) | 17 (81.0) | 0 (0.0) | 71.56a ± 4.41 | 62.96–78.70 | |||
| ≥20 | 6 (18.8) | 22 (68.8) | 4 (12.5) | 74.51a ± 7.13 | 62.04–92.59 | |||
| Monthly Income (BDT) | <10 K | 6 (23.1) | 15 (57.7) | 5 (19.2) | 0.685Pr | 74.43a ± 8.49 | 0.550¥ | 62.04–91.67 |
| 10 K to <20 K | 13 (13.7) | 71 (74.7) | 11 (11.6) | 73.95a ± 6.61 | 58.33–92.59 | |||
| 20 K to <30 K | 14 (21.2) | 45 (68.2) | 7 (10.6) | 72.82a ± 7.93 | 57.41–93.52 | |||
| ≥30 K | 13 (16.5) | 56 (70.9) | 10 (12.7) | 74.53a ± 7.42 | 62.96–94.44 | |||
| TFSH | No | 45 (18.1) | 174 (69.9) | 30 (12.0) | 0.444f | 73.66 ± 7.24 | 0.057‡ | 57.41–94.44 |
| Yes | 1 (5.9) | 13 (76.5) | 3 (17.6) | 77.18 ± 8.72 | 58.33–92.59 | |||
| TFPP | No | 45 (18.9) | 165 (69.3) | 28 (11.8) | 0.084f | 73.50 ± 7.18 | 0.012‡ | 57.41–94.44 |
| Yes | 1 (3.6) | 22 (78.6) | 5 (17.9) | 77.18 ± 8.30 | 58.33–93.52 | |||
| Total | 46 (17.3) | 187 (70.3) | 33 (12.4) | 73.89 ± 7.37 | 57.41–94.44 | |||
abc:- Column values with same letters do not differ significantly, f = Fisher exact tests, Pr = Pearson's Chi-square test, ‡ = Independent sample T test, ¥ = One way ANOVA, p = Probability value, χ2 = Chi square value, p < 0.05 = 5% level of significance, p < 0.01 = 1% level of significance, N=Frequencies, % = Percentages, BDT = Bangladeshi Taka, K= Thousand, TFSH = Training on Food Safety-Hygiene, TFPP = Training on Food Preparation-Preservation.