Variable

Category

Frequency (%)

Have you heard of Food Hygiene (n = 200)

Yes

174(87.0)

No

26(13.0)

*Source of information about Food Hygiene (n = 174)

Television

67(38.5)

Health workers

63(36.2)

Radio

61(35.1)

Others

33(19.0)

Lack of good food hygiene as a cause of disease (n = 174)

Yes

149(85.6)

No

7(4.0)

Don’t know

18(10.4)

*Food borne diseases (n = 200)

Diarrhoea

111(55.5)

Typhoid

76(38.0)

Malaria

27(13.5)

Others

6(3.0)

HIV

1(0.5)

Need for regular Medical check-up (n = 200)

Yes

137(68.5)

No

63(31.5)