Knowledge Level of Street Fruit Vendors on Food Hygiene in the Tamale Metropolis
Table 1.
Respondents knowledge on fruit safety and personal hygiene
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| Statement |
Mean |
SD |
|
|
| Always wash your hands after coughing or sneezing |
2.72 |
0.99 |
|
| It is not enough just by washing hands under running water to remove bacteria before touching fruit |
1.90 |
1.37 |
|
| Exposing hair to fruit can cause fruit-borne disease |
1.63 |
0.67 |
|
| Avoid bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat fruits |
2.02 |
1.05 |
|
| The best way to avoid fruit poisoning is to wash them under running water. |
2.00 |
1.04 |
|
| Always store fruits in the fridge/ basket/tray before cutting. |
1.20 |
0.40 |
|
| Packaged cut fruits should be carried on trays /transparent plastic containers for hawking |
3.00 |
1.16 |
|
| Cover the cut fruits while selling. |
2.56 |
1.08 |
|
| Sell the cut fruits roaming under the sun. |
3.06 |
0.69 |
|
| Overall, the Knowledge level |
2.23 |
0.94 |
|
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1= Very Low, 2= Low, 3= High, 4=Very High; Source: Field survey, (2022)
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