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ArticleScientific reports2026

Determinants of food safety practices among Ethiopian households: a multilevel mixed effects linear regression analysis.

Aderajew Mekonnen Girmay, Kirubel Tesfaye Teklu, Ermias Alemayehu Adugna, Daniel Abera Dinssa, Abel Weldetinsae, Zinabu Assefa Alemu, Sisay Derso Mengesha, Mesaye Getachew Weldegebriel, Melaku Gizaw Serte, Bedasa Wagari and 10 more

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Aderajew Mekonnen GirmayEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. aderajewmekonen1@gmail.com.
Kirubel Tesfaye TekluEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ermias Alemayehu AdugnaEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Daniel Abera DinssaEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Abel WeldetinsaeEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Zinabu Assefa AlemuEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Sisay Derso MengeshaEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mesaye Getachew WeldegebrielEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Melaku Gizaw SerteEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Bedasa WagariEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Abdi KebaHealth Programme, International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Endale AmareEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Masresha TessemaEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Getachew TolleraEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mesay HailuEthiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Hung Nguyen-VietHealth Programme, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Vivian HoffmannInternational Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
Eleni PapadopoulouGlobal Health Cluster, Division for Health Services, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Skøyen, PO Box 222, Oslo, Norway.
Delia GraceHealth Programme, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Kebede AmenuHealth Programme, International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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The total weighted sample included in this analysis was 62,432,197. Model with the lowest DIC, AIC and BIC values was selected as the best-fitting model. Safe food handling practice among households was 42.4%. Being completed primary school, secondary/vocational education, and university-level education had higher safe food handling practices by 0.21 (95% CI: 0.10, 0.32), 0.49 (95% CI: 0.36, 0.63), and 0.84 (95% CI: 0.64, 1.05), respectively. Working in government, the private sector, self-employed, and retired had significantly higher safe food handling practices by 0.28 (95% CI: 0.05, 0.51), 0.45 (95% CI: 0.17, 0.72), 0.34 (95% CI: 0.14, 0.54), and 0.35 (95% CI: 0.07, 0.64), respectively. Being poorer, middle, richer, and richest wealth index had significantly higher safe food handling practices by 0.33 (95% CI: 0.16, 0.50), 0.52 (95% CI: 0.33, 0.71), 0.84 (95% CI: 0.60, 1.08), and 1.37 (95% CI: 1.09, 1.65), respectively. Being married, female respondents, households having access to basic hygiene services, residing in urban areas, and being exposed to health information were significantly associated with the outcome. There is a significant gap in safe food handling practices. Core household and community-level factors that influence safe food handling practices were identified. Policymakers should implement targeted interventions.

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Family CharacteristicsFood HandlingFood SafetyAdultEthiopiaFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMaleSocioeconomic FactorsCommunityEthiopiaFactorHouseholdLinear regressionMixed effectsMultilevelSafe food handling practice

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PMID42298005
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