Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Food Poisoning Associated Factors Among Parents in Bench-Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Figures & data

Figure 1 Map of the study area.

Table 1 Socio-Demographic Status of Parents in Bench-Sheko Zone, Ethiopia; 2019 (N= 408)

Variables	Categories	Respondents Number	Percentage (%)
Age group (Years)	18–20	32	7.8
	21–30	145	35.5
	31–40	223	54.7
	41–50	8	2
Gender	Male	9	2.7
	Female	397	97.3
Educational level	Primary/enable to read and write	151	37
	Secondary	168	41.2
	High	89	21.8
Employment status	Employed	49	12
	Unemployed	359	88
Residency	Urban	105	25.7
	Rural	303	74.3
Family size	3–6	364	89.1
	≥ 7	44	10.9
Number of Children	1–3	289	70.8
	4–6	94	23
	≥ 7	25	6.2
Children age	0–6 only	237	58
	0–6 and ˃6	171	42
Food preparation	Mother	403	98.8
	Father	5	1.2

Table 2 Association Between Socio-Demographic Variable and KAP of Food Poisoning, Among Parents in Bench Sheko Zone, 2019

Variables	Knowledge of Food Poisoning		Attitude of Food Poisoning		Self-Reported Practice of Food Poisoning
	Median (Interquartile Range)	P value	Median (Interquartile Range)	P value	Median (Interquartile Range)	P value
Age (Years)
18–20	8.1 (7.6–9.7)	0.086	8.0 (6.0–9.0)	0.057	11.0 (10.0–13.0)	0.068
21–30	9.1 (8.2–10.5)		8.0 (6.0–9.0)		11.0 (10.0–13.0)
31–40	10.0 (9.0–11.0)		8.0 (6.0–9.0)		11.0 (10.0–13.0)
41–50	9.0 (8.0–9.0)		8.0 (6.0–9.0)		11.0 (10.0–13.0)
Gender
Male	9.0 (7.5–11.3)	0.077	8.0 (7.5–9.3)	0.001	11.0 (10.5–13.3)	0.004
Female	9.0 (8.3–11.2)		7.0 (6.3–9.2)		13.0 (12.3–14.2)
Education
Primary/able to read and write	9.0 (8.2–10.9)	0.001	8.0 (6.0–9.0)	0.003	11.0 (10.0–12.0)	0.001
Secondary	9.0 (8.0–10.2)		8.0 (7.0–9.2)		11.0 (10.0–12.0)
High	10.0 (9.4–11.3)		10.0 (9.4–11.3)		13.0 (12.0–14.0)
Employment status
Employed	9.0 (8.4–10.9)	0.004	9.2 (8.4–10.9)	0.004	12.0 (11.4–13.9)	0.078
Unemployed	8.2 (7.5–9.4)		8.0 (7.5–9.4)		12.0 (11.5–13.4)
Residency
City	12.0 (11.0–13.3)	0.002	9.0 (8.0–10.3)	0.002	14.0 (13.0–13.0)	0.003
Village	11.0 (10.0–12.0)		8.0 (8.0–10.3)		12.0 (11.0–13.0)
Family number
3–6	10.0 (9.0–11.0)	0.062	8.0 (7.0–9.0)	0.082	12.0 (11.0–11.0)	0.93
≥7	10.0 (9.0–10.0)		8.0 (7.0–9.0)		12.0 (11.0–11.0)
Number of Children
1–3	9.0 (8.0–10.0)	0.053	8.0 (7.0–9.0)	0.064	11.0 (10.0–12.0)	0.098
4–6	9.0 (8.0–10.0		8.0 (7.0–9.0		11.0 (10.0–12.0)
≥ 7	9.0 (8.0–10.0)		8.0 (7.0–9.0)		11.0 (10.0–12.0)
Children age
0–6 year	9.0 (8.0–10.0)	0.074	8.0 (7.0–9.0)	0.093	12.0 (11.0–13.0)	0.887
0–6 and ≥6	9.0 (8.0–10.0)		8.0 (7.0–9.0)		12.0 (11.0–13.0)
Food preparation
Mother	10.0 (9.2–11.3)	0.092	9.0 (8.2–10.3)	0.071	12.0 (11.2–13.3)	0.054
Father	10.0 (9.2–11.4)		9.0 (8.2–10.4)		12.0 (11.2–13.4)