Knowledge Level of Street Fruit Vendors on Food Hygiene in the Tamale Metropolis
Table 2.
Respondentsknowledge on fruit borne pathogens transmission
|
| Statements |
Mean |
SD |
|
|
| consumers can complain of sickness after the consumption of cut street fruits |
2.72 |
0.99 |
|
| I know the type of illness people complain of after eating contaminated fruits |
2.06 |
1.00 |
|
| I know bacteria can be transmitted through reused gloves |
3.12 |
1.00 |
|
| I know bacteria can be transmitted when buyers touch cut fruits |
1.20 |
0.40 |
|
| I know bacteria can be transmitted when I talk over fruits during processing |
2.06 |
1.00 |
|
| Overall, Knowledge of Pathogens transmissions |
2.23 |
0.88 |
|
|
1= Very Low, 2= Low, 3= High, 4=Very High; Source: Field survey, (2022)
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