Table 2 Hygiene and safety, regulatory related characteristics among food and drinking establishments in Chagni Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Diagnosed for at least one of the intestinal parasites | |
|---|---|---|
Yes Frequency (%) | No Frequency (%) | |
Type of establishment | ||
Hotels | 11 (15.71) | 59 (84.29) |
Restaurants | 11 (12.94) | 74 (87.06) |
Cafeterias | 34 (16.11) | 177 (83.89) |
Butcher shops | 3 (8.82) | 31 (91.18) |
Uniform/gown usage | ||
Yes | 33 (12.94) | 222 (87.06) |
No | 26 (17.93) | 119 (82.07) |
Regular hand washing before handling and preparing food | ||
Yes | 36 (15.93) | 190 (84.07) |
No | 23 (13.22) | 151 (86.78) |
Regular hand washing before meal | ||
Yes | 46 (13.07) | 306 (86.93) |
No | 13 (27.08) | 35 (72.92) |
Regular hand washing after touching any body parts | ||
Yes | 3 (6.25) | 45 (93.75) |
No | 56 (15.91) | 296 (84.09) |
Regular hand washing after touching and handling any dirty material | ||
Yes | 21 (11.41) | 163 (88.59) |
No | 38 (17.59) | 178 (82.41) |
Regular hand washing after visiting toilet | ||
Yes | 47 (13.06) | 313 (86.94) |
No | 12 (30.00) | 28 (70.00) |
Frequency of having shower per week | ||
More than 2 times per week | 56 (14.62) | 327 (85.38) |
Once per week | 3 (17.65) | 14 (82.35) |
Having trimmed fingernails | ||
Yes | 34 (12.10) | 247 (87.90) |
No | 25 (21.01) | 94 (78.99) |
Frequency of having medical checkup for IP | ||
Every 3 months | 4 (5.48) | 69 (94.52) |
Every 6 months | 12 (13.64) | 76 (86.36) |
Every 9 months and above | 43 (18.00) | 196 (82.02) |
Availability of hand washing facility | ||
Yes | 40 (13.16) | 264 (86.84) |
No | 19 (19.79) | 77 (80.21) |
Liquid waste management options | ||
Closed type collection ditch | 13 (15.66) | 70 (84.34) |
Open trench/pit | 32 (13.91) | 198 (86.06) |
Open draining | 14 (16.10) | 73 (83.91) |
Access and type of toilet facility | ||
Flush type | 22 (14.10) | 134 (85.90) |
Dry type | 34 (16.04) | 178 (83.96) |
No latrine | 3 (9.40) | 29 (90.63) |
Regulatory inspections | ||
Every 3 months | 24 (14.63) | 140 (85.37) |
Every 6 months | 14 (13.73) | 88 (86.27) |
Every 9 months | 2 (12.5) | 14 (87.50) |
Annually | 19 (16.10) | 99 (83.90) |
Food hygiene and safety trainings | ||
Every 3 months | 10 (10.64) | 84 (89.36) |
Every 6 months | 21 (15.91) | 111 (84.09) |
Every 9 months | 2 (9.5) | 19 (90.48) |
Annually | 26 (16.99) | 127 (83.01) |