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Table 1 Working house condition and practice of food handlers working at Woldia University Student’s cafeteria, Northeastern Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 256)

From: Magnitude of intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors among food handlers working at Woldia University student’s cafeteria, Northeastern Ethiopia: an institution based cross-sectional study

Variables

Characteristics

Frequency (n = 256)

Percentage

Houseroom of food handlers

One room

105

41.0

Two rooms

69

27.0

Three rooms

82

32.0

Number of windows for food handlers

One window

106

41.4

Two windows

78

30.5

Three windows

72

28.1

Ventilation system of the house for food handlers

Good

90

35.2

Fair

139

54.3

Bad

27

10.5

Illumination system of the house for food handlers

Good

183

71.5

Bad

73

28.5

Type of floor of the house for food handlers

Cement

137

53.5

Soil

119

46.5

Type of kitchen the house of food handlers

Attached to the main house

87

34.0

Detached to the main house

169

66.0

Cleanliness of the house of food handlers

Very good

97

37.9

Good

159

62.1

Use of water of food handlers

Private pipe

110

43.0

Common pipe

146

57.0

Type of latrine for food handlers

Has water segregation

149

58.2

No water segregation

107

41.8

Cleanliness of latrine for food handlers

Clean

196

76.6

Not clean

60

23.4

Liquid disposal methods for food handlers

Open field

90

35.2

Use segregation

166

64.8

Solid waste disposal system of food handlers

Hole

170

66.4

Open field

49

19.1

Municipal body

37

14.5

Use of hair cover during food preparations

Yes

230

89.8

No

26

10.2