Table 2 Hygiene and handling practices of vegetables and fruit vendors in peri urban kebeles of Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia, 2021
Characteristics | Category/Status | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Where do you get your vegetables from? | Cultivated | 22 (26.5) |
Purchase | 61(73.5) | |
How do you package vegetables before transportation? | Unwashed plastic bags | 20 (24.1) |
Leafe materials | 30 (36.1) | |
Washed plastic bags | 17 (20.5) | |
Clean basket | 16 (19.3) | |
Do you transport vegetables and fruits to the market under refrigeration conditions? | No | 83 (100) |
Yes | 0 (00) | |
Do you wash vegetables before selling? | Yes | 32 (38.6) |
No | 51 (61.4) | |
If yes, where do you obtain after for washing vegetables? | Stream water | 10 (31.25) |
Pipe borne | 8 (25.0) | |
Well water | 7 (21.9) | |
Surface water | 4 (12.5) | |
Municipal water | 3 (9.4) | |
Do you wash your hands with soap? | Yes | 17 (20.5) |
No | 66 (79.5) | |
Means of display | Floor | 25 (30.1) |
Shelf/table | 28 (33.7) | |
Packaging material | 30 (36.1) | |
Do you sell all vegetables same day? | No | 48 (57.8) |
Sometimes | 35 (42.2) | |
How do you preserve leftovers? | On displaying material | 52 (62.7) |
At backyard | 31 (37.3) | |
In refrigerator | 0 (0.0) | |
Have you stored/displayed vegetables and fruit in sealed containers? | Yes | 22 (26.5) |
No | 61 (73.5) | |
Hove you used separate container for each type of vegetable and fruit? | Sometimes | 47 (56.6) |
No | 36 (43.4) | |
Is there adequate supply of clean water nearest to your vending area? | Yes | 18 (21.7) |
No | 65 (78.3) | |
Did you wash your hands after handling money before handling vegetables again? | Yes | 0 (100) |
No | 83 (100) | |
Is your vending site being far from animal’s contact? | Yes | 25 (30.1) |
No | 58 (69.9) | |
Do your environment around the vending site is far from rubbish and wastewater | Yes | 51 (61.4) |
No | 32 (38.6) |