Table 9 Knowledge and handling practices of abattoir workers in the study towns.
Variables | Responses | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Have you attended a course related to your work? | Yes | - | - |
No | 60 | 100 | |
Have you received any lesson in personal hygiene? | Yes | 23 | 38.3 |
No | 37 | 61.7 | |
Washing hands with | Soup & water | 19 | 31.7 |
Water only | 41 | 68.3 | |
Do you wash your hands and knives after skinning and evisceration? | Yes | 55 | 91.7 |
No | 5 | 8.3 | |
Do you spray wash the carcass prior to inspection? | Yes | 45 | 75 |
No | 15 | 25 | |
Is there enough water available in abattoir | Yes | 21 | 35 |
No | 39 | 65 |
