The habit, choice, intention, and perception of raw beef consumers on raw beef-eating: the health risk management perspective

Table 5 Association of the demographic variables with the pooled raw beef consumers’ choice on raw beef-eating, intention to change raw beef-eating, and perception about raw beef eating

Questions	Responses	Percent	Choice		Intention		Perception
Questions	Responses	Percent	P-value	OR (95% CI)	P-value	OR (95% CI)	P-value	OR (95% CI)
Location	Dessie	35.09	0.0001	0.570	0.116	0.844	0.522	0.934
	Kombolcha	26.32
	Kemissie	17.54
	Bati	12.28
	Wereilu	8.77
Age	18–35	54.91	0.451	0.843	0.947	1.015	0.003	1.894
	36–50	35.96
	> 50	9.12
Sex	Male	72.11	0.0001	3.402	0.005	2.827	0.216	0.702
Sex	Female	27.89	0.0001	3.402	0.005	2.827	0.216	0.702
Marital status	Single	53.16	0.0001	2.633	0.022	1.692	0.549	0.851
	Married	42.28
	Widowed	4.56
Health status	Poor	3.16	0.0001	0.520	0.0001	0.475	0.643	0.915
	Good	57.19
	Very good	28.60
	Excellent	11.05
Weight status	Under	3.16	0.956	0.992	0.364	1.126	0.128	0.740
	Normal	84.56
	Over	8.60
	Obese	3.68
Educational status	Primary	8.95	0.006	1.651	0.013	1.593	0.077	0.682
	Secondary	37.37
	Higher	53.68

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