Food safety practice and its associated factors among food handlers in food establishments of Mettu and Bedelle towns, Southwest Ethiopia, 2022

Table 2 Food handling practices among food Handlers in food establishments of Mettu and Bedelle Towns, Southwest Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 450)

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Wash hand before touching cooked food
No	84	18.7
Yes	366	81.3
Wash hand after touching unwrapped food
No	63	14
Yes	387	86
Use separate utensils for raw and cooked food
No	145	32.2
Yes	305	67.8
Thaw frozen food at room T^o
No	192	42.7
Yes	258	57.3
Check expire date of Commercial product / foods
No	180	40
Yes	270	60
Check T^o of food
No	417	92.7
Yes	33	7.3
Use glove before touching foods
No	188	41.8
Yes	262	58.2
Wash hand before using glove
No	28	6.2
Yes	236	52.4
Wash hands after using glove
No	29	6.4
Yes	235	52.2
Shorten/trim finger nails
No	46	10.2
Yes	404	89.8
Use hair cover/cape
No	211	46.9
Yes	239	53.1

Sanitize/wash hands after sneezing (before touching food)
No	333	74
Yes	117	26

ISSN: 2055-0928