Knowledge Level of Street Fruit Vendors on Food Hygiene in the Tamale Metropolis

Table 1. Respondents knowledge on fruit safety and personal hygiene

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

1= Very Low, 2= Low, 3= High, 4=Very High; Source: Field survey, (2022)