Knowledge, attitude and practice on food safety and hygiene among street food vendors in Kota Bharu Kelantan

dc.contributor.authorMusa, Nur Syazana Mohd
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-22T04:27:31Z
dc.date.available2021-06-22T04:27:31Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractStreet foods have become more popular in developing countries including Malaysia. However, street food consumption has correlated to higher risks of food-borne diseases. This study was conducted to investigate the KAP level regarding food safety and hygiene among street food vendors in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. This is because street vendors regularly have inadequate access of running water for cleaning hands or equipment while handling the foods. This cross-sectional study involved 246 of respondents who were the main food handlers at the cart or food stand that being registered by MPKB by answering a set of questionnaires. The participants were being selected by convenience sampling method based on the list of street food vendors’ populations. According to results, all of respondents obtained a high mean percentage of knowledge (93.68±10.99), attitude (91.19±8.89) and practice (91.19±8.89). Moreover, significant difference was found between education level and food handling training with KAP (p=0.01). Besides, there is a positive correlation between knowledge with attitude, attitude with practice and knowledge with practice (p=0.01). With regards to the street vendors, there is no significant relationship between working experience (p>0.05) with KAP levels. In conclusion, elderly adults considering that what they did over the years was correct and applicable. Although the study has achieved it aims, the researcher had difficulties to approach the respondents due to time limit starting from business hours to end of wrapping up of the cart.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13611
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectFood safetyen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, attitude and practice on food safety and hygiene among street food vendors in Kota Bharu Kelantanen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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