Journal article
Assessment of food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of street food vendors in Chattogram city, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
Public health challenges, Vol.1(3), pp.e16-n/a
09/2022
PMID: 40496380
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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 < 0.05) differed by the participants' age, marital status, income, residence and work experience. The average food safety attitudes score significantly (p < 0.05) varied by age, marital status, income, and education level. The average food safety practices score significantly (p < 0.05) differed by the respondents' education level and work experience. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices were poor among street food vendors. Therefore, there is a need for strategies and intervention programs such as food safety training and awareness campaigns as well as financial support to improve food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices which help to reduce foodborne illness.
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- Title
- Assessment of food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of street food vendors in Chattogram city, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
- Creators
- Mohammad Tazrian Abid - Patuakhali Science and Technology UniversityMd. Hasan Al Banna - Patuakhali Science and Technology UniversityMohammad Hamiduzzaman - Southern Cross UniversityAbdul-Aziz Seidu - Takoradi Tech Univ, Dept Real Estate Management, Takoradi, GhanaSatyajit Kundu - Patuakhali Science and Technology UniversityHumayra Rezyona - University of DhakaTasnim Rahman Disu - Bangladesh UniversityNargees Akter - University of ChittagongMd Khaleduzzaman - Patuakhali Science and Technology UniversityBright Opoku Ahinkorah - University of Technology SydneyMd Shafiqul Islam Khan - Patuakhali Science and Technology University
- Publication Details
- Public health challenges, Vol.1(3), pp.e16-n/a
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 12
- Identifiers
- 991013372610702368
- Copyright
- This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2022 The Authors. Public Health Challenges published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article