Table 3 Summary of questions and responses for assessment of food safety practice of meat handlers working at butcher shops in Bangladesh (N = 300)
Questions | Responses, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Never | Rarely | Sometime | Often | Always |
Do you eat or drink at your workplace? | 16 (5.3) | 68 (22.7) | 146 (48.6) | 65 (21.7) | 5 (1.7) |
Do you smoke inside meat processing areas? | 59 (19.7) | 19 (6.3) | 138 (46.0) | 64 (21.3) | 20 (6.7) |
Do you handle money while processing meat? | 5 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 45 (15.0) | 132 (44.0) | 118 (39.3) |
Do you wear gloves during work? | 157 (52.3) | 95 (31.7) | 43 (14.3) | 2 (0.7) | 3 (1.0) |
Do you wash your hands before using gloves? | 209 (69.7) | 51 (17.0) | 7 (2.3) | 2 (0.7) | 31 (10.3) |
Do you wear an apron during work? | 287 (95.7) | 2 (0.7) | 3 (1.0) | 2 (0.7) | 6 (2.0) |
Do you wear a mask during work? | 149 (49.7) | 99 (33.0) | 47 (15.7) | 2 (0.7) | 3 (1.0) |
Do you wear a hair cover during work? | 227 (75.7) | 13 (4.3) | 52 (17.3) | 4 (1.3) | 4 (1.3) |
Do you wash your hands before you touch raw meat? | 103 (34.3) | 16 (5.3) | 81 (27.0) | 76 (25.3) | 24 (8.1) |
Do you wash your hands after taking a break and before returning to work? | 52 (17.3) | 98 (32.7) | 87 (29.0) | 39 (13.0) | 24 (8.0) |
Do you wash your hands after you touch raw meat? | 42 (14.0) | 72 (24.0) | 124 (41.3) | 2 (0.7) | 60 (20.0) |
Do you handle/process meat when you are ill? | 54 (18.0) | 66 (22.0) | 167 (55.7) | 12 (4.0) | 1 (0.3) |
Do you properly clean the meat storage area before storing new products? | 18 (6.0) | 11 (3.7) | 90 (30.0) | 86 (28.7) | 95 (31.6) |
Do you remove your work equipment when using the toilet? | 9 (3.0) | 25 (8.3) | 144 (48.0) | 73 (24.3) | 49 (16.3) |
Do you handle/process meat when you have cuts, wounds, bruises, or injuries on your hands? | 37 (12.3) | 44 (14.7) | 193 (64.3) | 26 (8.7) | 0 (0) |