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Hygienic practices and associated factors in slaughterhouses and meat retail shops in Hawasa City, Ethiopia

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  • Lakew Desta Zewude
  • Embialle Mengistie
  • Amanuel Ejeso

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Background: In developing countries, animals are often slaughtered and dressed in unsanitary settings, thus endangering the microbiological quality and safety of the meat obtained. In addition, slaughterhouses and retail outlets are the regions most vulnerable to cross-contamination with meat. As a result, the objective of this study was to evaluate slaughterhouse and meat retail shop hygiene practices and to determine the causes of unsanitary meat handling in slaughterhouses and retail shops. Methods: 165 butcher men from a municipal slaughterhouse and every retail meat store in Hawassa city participated in this investigation, which was carried out using an institution-based cross-sectional study design between March 22 and May 30, 2022. Data was collected through interviewer-administered standardized questionnaires and an observation checklist. Data was entered using Epidata software version 3.1.1, and it was exported for further analysis using SPSS version 25. A cutoff point of P.V

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  • Lakew Desta Zewude & Embialle Mengistie & Amanuel Ejeso, 2025. "Hygienic practices and associated factors in slaughterhouses and meat retail shops in Hawasa City, Ethiopia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(11), pages 1-22, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0336784
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336784
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