Table 4 The bivariate logistic regression of predictor variables with the pooled perception of raw beef consumption health risk
Questions | Modalities | Percent (n = 570) | P-value | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eating raw beef can expose the consumers to diseases. | Strongly disagree | 6 | 0.0001 | 0.608 |
Disagree | 22 | |||
Neutral | 5 | |||
Agree | 58 | |||
Strongly agree | 9 | |||
The disease that originated from raw beef can be fatal to consumers. | Strongly disagree | 20 | 0.076 | 1.198 |
Disagree | 54 | |||
Neutral | 12 | |||
Agree | 11 | |||
Strongly agree | 3 | |||
The benefits of consuming raw beef are greater than the health risks. | Strongly disagree | 10 | 0.0001 | 2.745 |
Disagree | 36 | |||
Neutral | 23 | |||
Agree | 26 | |||
Strongly agree | 5 | |||
The spices added to the raw beef and the alcohol drunken after raw beef consumption can kill the pathogens. | Strongly disagree | 11 | 0.080 | 0.850 |
Disagree | 18 | |||
Neutral | 12 | |||
Agree | 51 | |||
Strongly agree | 7 | |||
Cooking and/or cooling meat before consumption kills the beef-borne pathogens. | Strongly disagree | 1 | 0.002 | 0.833 |
Disagree | 2 | |||
Neutral | 5 | |||
Agree | 61 | |||
Strongly agree | 30 | |||
The meat can be contaminated with dangerous pathogens along its value chain. | Strongly disagree | 1 | 0.559 | 0.945 |
Disagree | 17 | |||
Neutral | 49 | |||
Agree | 26 | |||
Strongly agree | 5 | |||
The diseases from animals, persons, and the environment can transmit to humans through raw beef consumption. | Strongly disagree | 7 | 0.916 | 0.991 |
Disagree | 27 | |||
Neutral | 18 | |||
Agree | 36 | |||
Strongly agree | 12 | |||
How do you believe about the safety of raw beef consumption? | Safe | 32 | 0.129 | 1.206 |
Unsafe | 27 | |||
Neutral | 25 | |||
I do not know | 16 |