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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.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>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\u2009&lt;\u20090.25 was employed for the bivariate model to control possible confounders. A binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify independent factors, the findings were displayed as the 95% confidence interval for the crude odds ratio and adjusted odds ratio. The level of significance was assessed using cutoff points of P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of good hygienic practices was 25.5% [95% CI: (18.2\u201332.1)]. Attitude (fair attitude) [AOR\u2009=\u20090.157; 95% CI: (0.037, 0.659)], cleanness and disinfection of waste container status [AOR\u2009=\u200912.64; 95% CI: (3.936\u201340.562)], regular supervision by health offices [AOR\u2009=\u20090.176; 95% CI: (0.35\u20130.894)], health and safety training [AOR\u2009=\u20093.46; 95% CI: (1.054\u201311.344)], and Removal of personal items during meat processing [AOR\u2009=\u20090.036; 95% CI: (0.008\u20130.150)] were factors that were significantly associated with poor hygienic practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of good hygienic practices was low. After adjusting for possible confounding factors, attitudes, cleanness and disinfection of waste containers, regular supervision by health offices, health\u00a0and safety training and Removal of personal items during meat processing (behavioral factor) were significantly associated with hygienic practices. 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