Assessment of food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of street food vendors in Chattogram city, Bangladesh: A cross‐sectional study

Autor: Mohammad Tazrian Abid, Md. Hasan Al Banna, Mohammad Hamiduzzaman, Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Satyajit Kundu, Humayra Rezyona, Tasnim Rahman Disu, Nargees Akter, Md Khaleduzzaman, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Md Shafiqul Islam Khan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Public Health Challenges, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2769-2450
DOI: 10.1002/puh2.16
Popis: Abstract Introduction Street food has become popular in developing countries due to its affordability, availability and taste. Maintaining the quality and safety of street food is linked to the vendors’ appropriate food handling practices to reduce foodborne illness. Therefore, this study aimed to assess food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of street food vendors in Chattogram city, Bangladesh. Methods A cross‐sectional study was carried out among 302 street food vendors from December 2020 to March 2021. Data were collected by in‐person interviews through a structured questionnaire. Independent sample t‐tests and one‐way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to compare food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices scores across socio‐demographic variables. Results The mean score of food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices was 8.99 (SD = 4.17, range: 1–18), 8.46 (SD = 3.51, range: 1–16) and 17.78 (SD = 5.74, range: 1–34), respectively. The food safety knowledge scores significantly (p
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