Table 2 E. coli on ETB among studied risk variables of food handlers at Haramaya University and the surrounding
From: Contamination of Ethiopian paper currency notes from various food handlers with E. coli
Variables | No. of examined | Positive no. (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Source—food type handled | |||
Butcher—meat handlers | 62 | 44 (71.0) | P < 0.05 |
Open market—milk sellers | 17 | 8 (47.1) | |
Dairy station—milk sellers | 39 | 34 (87.2) | |
Cafeteria—Bread and relate handlers | 59 | 43 (72.9) | |
Supermarket—Fruit and vegetables handlers | 63 | 48 (76.2) | |
Currency notes | |||
Birr 1 | 48 | 41 (85.4) | P > 0.05 |
Birr 5 | 53 | 40 (75.5) | |
Birr 10 | 43 | 32 (75.5) | |
Birr 50 | 50 | 36 (72.0) | |
Birr 100 | 46 | 28 (60.9) | |
Handlers age in years | |||
11–20 | 81 | 67 (82.7) | P > 0.05 |
21–30 | 94 | 67 (71.3) | |
31–40 | 65 | 43 (66.2) | |
Handlers sex | |||
Female | 114 | 84 (73.7) | P > 0.05 |
Male | 126 | 93 (73.8) | |
Total | 240 | 177 (73.8) | |