| Perception of safety | Frequency | % |
| No answer/Not sure/Don’t know | 97 | 15.4 |
| It is not safe-poor handling, food hygiene is questionable, source of water, sugar attracting flies | 117 | 18.5 |
| Hot food/prepared or cooked well and served hot | 112 | 17.7 |
| Hygienic environment (preparation, sale point) | 85 | 13.5 |
| It is safe | 101 | 16.0 |
| Not giving any health problems | 63 | 10.0 |
| Well packaged with covering against flies | 21 | 3.3 |
| Cleanliness of vendors and their experience | 18 | 2.9 |
| Indigenous foodstuffs used | 7 | 1.1 |
| When it satisfies me | 5 | 0.8 |
| Vendors need to be certified and regulated, well-educated to improve safety | 3 | 0.5 |
| From the streets safety is questionable | 2 | 0.3 |
| Total | 631 | 100.0 |