Table 1 Characteristics of asymptomatic food handlers working at HU, eastern Ethiopia from August 2015 to January 2016 (n = 417)
Characteristics | Frequency | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 331 | 79.4 |
Male | 86 | 20.6 | |
Age (in year) | > 40 | 145 | 34.8 |
31–40 | 165 | 39.3 | |
21–30 | 91 | 21.8 | |
< 21 | 17 | 4.1 | |
Formal education | No | 99 | 23.7 |
Yes | 318 | 76.3 | |
Year of service (in year) | > 10 | 196 | 47.0 |
5–10 | 93 | 22.3 | |
< 5 | 128 | 30.7 | |
Average monthly income (in USD) | < 45.7 | 291 | 69.8 |
45.7–91.3 | 27 | 6.5 | |
91.4–137 | 29 | 7.0 | |
> 137 | 70 | 16.8 | |
Ownership of cafeteria | Private | 77 | 18.5 |
HU owned | 340 | 81.5 | |