Table 1 Individual characteristics of the study participants in butcher shops of Arba Minch town (n = 50)

Sex

 Male

46

92

 Female

4

8

Age

 20–29

31

62

 30–39

13

26

 40–49

6

12

Marital status

 Single

14

28

 Married

36

72

Educational status

 Illiterate

5

10

 Grade 1–8

37

74

 Grade 9–12

8

16

Religion

 Orthodox

41

82

 Protestant

9

18

Work experiences

  < 5 years

16

32

 5–10 years

29

58

  > 10 years

5

10

Have medical certificate

 Yes

42

84

 No

8

16

Conducted medical checkup prior to employment

 Yes

35

70

 No

15

30

Frequency of medical checkup after employment

 Annually

18

36

 Twice a year

19

38

 Every 3 month

13

26

Attended training on meat handling hygiene

 Yes

17

34

 No

33

66