Investigation report of food safety practice and its determinant among food handlers employed in food establishments in Ethiopia Ambo town

Abstract

Consumers' health would be at risk unless food safety is safeguarded by food handlers in establishments. The study aimed to investigate food safety practices and its determinants using a cross-sectional study conducted on 420 food handlers in Ethiopia Ambo Town. Logistic regression analysis was adopted to analyze the data. A total of 415 food handlers participated with a response rate of 98.8 %. About 48.6% of the respondents had good food safety practices. The adjusted odd ratio (AOR) and confidence interval (CI) of having food safety training [AOR = 6.05, 95% CI: 3.49–10.49], medical check-ups [AOR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.11–3.86], inspected by health professions [AOR = 2.26, 95% CI: 1.32–3.88], work experience [AOR = 4.71, 95% CI: 2.11–10.50], and good food safety knowledge [AOR = 2.25, 95% CI: 1.32–3.86] were significantly associated with food safety practices. Poor food safety practices were assessed in Ambo Town, Ethiopia.

Keywords

• Ambo town
• Ethiopia
• Food establishment
• Food safety