Table 6 Participants’ knowledge according to practice.
Item no | Variables | n | Mean ± sd | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | I find the expiry date on the hen’s egg box when I buy it | Always | 67 | 0.08 ± 1.0 | 0.714 |
Sometimes | 179 | 0.04 ± 1.1 | |||
Never | 331 | 0.14 ± 0.97 | |||
2 | I don’t use hen’s eggs when it is expired | Always | 414 | 0.09 ± 1.05 | 0.099 |
Sometimes | 78 | -0.07 ± 1.02 | |||
Never | 78 | 0.27 ± 0.78 | |||
3 | I buy hen’s eggs from farms only | Always | 24 | -0.1 ± 0.82 | 0.475 |
Sometimes | 199 | 0.13 ± 0.95 | |||
Never | 350 | 0.10 ± 1.07 | |||
4 | I buy the hen’s eggs only if I confident about the grocery and storage temperature | Always | 309 | 0.104 ± 1.01 | 0.555 |
Sometimes | 184 | 0.13 ± 1.04 | |||
Never | 80 | -0.01 ± 0.99 | |||
5 | I buy the hen’s eggs if there is chicken feces or blood spot on the eggshells | Always | 44 | 0.13 ± 1.3 | 0.766 |
Sometimes | 233 | 0.07 ± 0.93 | |||
Never | 298 | 0.11 ± 1.05 | |||
6 | I wash the hen’s eggs when I buy it if it are dirty | Always | 167 | 0.06 ± 0.97 | 0.739 |
Sometimes | 177 | 0.08 ± 1.01 | |||
Never | 232 | 0.14 ± 1.06 | |||
7 | I clean hen’s eggs with a brush if they have obvious dirty on the shells | Always | 110 | 0.15 ± 0.94 | 0.005* |
Sometimes | 175 | 0.28 ± 0.98 | |||
Never | 290 | -0.04 ± 1.05 | |||
8 | I wash the hen’s eggs just before using it if it is dirty | Always | 234 | 0.07 ± 0.86 | 0.053 |
Sometimes | 158 | 0.26 ± 1.03 | |||
Never | 182 | -0.001 ± 1.12 | |||
9 | I used the hen’s eggs if the shell is broken or cracked? | Always | 113 | -0.05 ± 1.04 | 0.141 |
Sometimes | 212 | 0.14 ± 0.98 | |||
Never | 248 | 0.15 ± 1.04 | |||
10 | I store the hen’s eggs in the fridge when, I bought it? | Always | 505 | 0.14 ± 0.99 | 0.042* |
Sometimes | 53 | -0.04 ± 1.1 | |||
Never | 17 | -0.43 ± 1.2 | |||
11 | I wash my hands after, I touch or handle the hen’s egg? | Always | 422 | 0.13 ± 1.01 | 0.217 |
Sometimes | 104 | 0.06 ± 1.08 | |||
Never | 47 | -0.12 ± 1.02 | |||
12 | I check the expiry date of hen’s eggs when, I bought it? | Always | 65 | 0.16 ± 1.02 | 0.527 |
Sometimes | 189 | 0.038 ± 1.03 | |||
Never | 322 | 0.133 ± 1.00 | |||
13 | When you eat the hen’s egg, you eat it after it is perfectly cooked (solid) | Always | 406 | 0.12 ± 0.98 | 0.478 |
Sometimes | 11 | 0.10 ± 1.07 | |||
Never | 51 | -0.07 ± 1.17 | |||
14 | When you eat the hen’s egg, you eat it after it is half-cooked (still semi liquid) | Always | 63 | 0.03 ± 0.92 | 0.329 |
Sometimes | 149 | 0.00 ± 1.11 | |||
Never | 355 | 0.156 ± 0.99 | |||
15 | When you eat the hen's egg, you eat it raw? | Always | 10 | 0.25 ± 0.82 | 0.061 |
Sometimes | 34 | -0.29 ± 1.01 | |||
Never | 524 | 0.12 ± 1.01 |