Bacterial and Parasitic Assessment from Fingernails in Debre Markos, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Sociodemographic characteristics of food handlers (), in relation to finger nail bacterial positivity, working at food service establishments in Debre Markos University (1st January 2015 to 31st June 2016).

Variables	Total	Bacterial culture result from finger nail		Association
		Positive (%)	Negative (%)
Sex
Male	67	18 (26.9)	49 (73.1)
Female	153	47 (30.7)	106 (69.3)
Age in years
≤20	20	6 (30)	14 (70)
21–30	189	56 (29.6)	133 (70.4)
31–40	6	1 (16.7)	5 (83.3)
41–50	5	2 (40)	3 (60)
Educational level
Primary (1–8)	64	20 (31.2)	44 (68.8)
Secondary (9–12)	71	20 (28.2)	51 (71.8)
Postsecondary(>12)	85	25 (29.4)	60 (70.6)
Service years
<1	51	22 (43.1)	29 (56.9)
1–2	101	27 (26.7)	74 (73.3)
>2	68	16 (23.5)	52 (76.5)
Certified in food preparation and handling
Yes	34	10 (29.4)	24 (70.6%)
No	186	55 (29.6)	131 (70.4)
Medical check-up
Yes	138	43 (31.2)	95 (68.8)
No	82	22 (26.8)	60 (73.2)