Table 2 Hygienic condition of street food vendors in Gondar town, from January–May 2017
Hygienic condition | Response | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Hand washing practice | Yes | 12 | 50.0 |
No | 12 | 50.0 | |
Use of hair cover | Yes | 5 | 20.8 |
No | 19 | 79.2 | |
Practice of nail cutting | Yes | 11 | 45.8 |
No | 13 | 54.2 | |
Separate closing during cooking | Yes | 12 | 50 |
No | 12 | 50 | |
Separate kitchen availability | Yes | 10 | 41.7 |
No | 14 | 58.3 | |
Reservation for food utensils safety | Yes | 19 | 79 |
No | 5 | 21 | |
Use of clean water | Yes | 18 | 75 |
No | 6 | 25 | |
Selling site cleanness | Yes | 17 | 70.8 |
No | 7 | 29.2 | |
No contact of hand with food during vending | Yes | 13 | 54.2 |
No | 11 | 45.8 | |
Safety of food from dust, sun and winds | Yes | 10 | 41.7 |
No | 14 | 58.3 | |
Safety of food transportation | Yes | 16 | 66.7 |
No | 8 | 33.3 | |
Training on food safety | Yes | 5 | 20.8 |
No | 19 | 79.2 | |
History of food borne diseases | Yes | 10 | 41.7 |
No | 14 | 58.3 | |
Information on food born diseases | Yes | 10 | 41.7 |
No | 14 | 58.3 | |
Availability of toilet | Yes | 22 | 91.7 |
No | 2 | 8.3 | |
Presence of safe water pipe | Yes | 23 | 95.2 |
No | 1 | 4.8 | |
Presence of waste pit | Yes | 14 | 58.3 |
No | 10 | 41.7 |