Journal article
Market vegetable hygiene practices and health risk perceptions of vegetable sellers in urban Ghana
International journal of environmental health research, Vol.29(2), pp.221-236
2019
PMID: 30317859
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Abstract
The paper examines the hygiene practices and health risk perception of vegetable sellers in urban Ghana. Based on a qualitative in-depth study of vegetable sellers drawn from five purposively sampled markets in Kumasi Metropolis, the study found that the vegetable sellers have generally low risk perception. Consequently, the vegetable handling practices by these market women remain largely unsafe presenting potential health risks to consumers. Regular monitoring by relevant agencies and sustained public education are therefore key for reducing market contamination which is critical for maintaining a healthy population.
Details
- Title
- Market vegetable hygiene practices and health risk perceptions of vegetable sellers in urban Ghana
- Creators
- Kabila Abass - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyAlfred Foster Senior Owusu - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyRazak M. Gyasi - Lingnan University
- Publication Details
- International journal of environmental health research, Vol.29(2), pp.221-236
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 16
- Identifiers
- 991013036332102368
- Copyright
- © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article