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Microbial Quality of Home Prepared Complementary Foods in Slum Households with Children of Age 6-24 Months in Addis Ababa: A Community Based Cross-sectional Study

Open Journal of Food and Nutrition | Vol 1, Issue 1

Table 3. Comparison of microbial quality with standards (n=91)

Variables

Satisfactory (%)

Borderline (%)

Unsatisfactory (%)

Standard Mean Logcfu/ml

Log APC

12.9

16

71

>5

Log S.aureus

42.4

7.6

50

>4

Log Yeast

25.8

20.4

53.8

>5

Log Molds

46.2

40.9

12.9

>5

Log Total coliforms

66.7

9.7

23.7

>4