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Food safety knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among health sciences-related field undergraduate students at a local university

Foodborne disease is among the primary illness that causes morbidity and mortality in the world. Several studies show that most students do not have adequate food safety knowledge to protect themselves against foodborne diseases. This study aimed to determine the food safety knowledge, behaviour, an...

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Main Authors: Nur Aisyah Zailani,, Nurul Shafikah Idris,, Ahmad Mujahid Zainal,, Umi Haniq Mohamad Kamil,, Mohamed Rafiq Mohd Radhuan,, Syed Alif Irfan Syed Ahmad Jaafar,, Muhammad Ikram A. Wahab,, Siti Shahara Zulfakar,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
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spelling my-ukm.journal.195652022-09-05T08:05:13Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19565/ Food safety knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among health sciences-related field undergraduate students at a local university Nur Aisyah Zailani, Nurul Shafikah Idris, Ahmad Mujahid Zainal, Umi Haniq Mohamad Kamil, Mohamed Rafiq Mohd Radhuan, Syed Alif Irfan Syed Ahmad Jaafar, Muhammad Ikram A. Wahab, Siti Shahara Zulfakar, Foodborne disease is among the primary illness that causes morbidity and mortality in the world. Several studies show that most students do not have adequate food safety knowledge to protect themselves against foodborne diseases. This study aimed to determine the food safety knowledge, behaviour, and beliefs among undergraduate students at a local university in Malaysia. This cross-sectional study involves 121 respondents from three health science-related faculties at the studied institution. The questionnaire was distributed via an online platform. This study used multiple-choice-format questions for Food Safety Knowledge and a Likert type scale for Food Safety Behaviour and Belief question statements. Most of the respondents were female (78%). About 16% of the respondents have experience working /volunteering in food services, and half of them are involved in food handling during their services. This study recorded a moderate score in all sections (knowledge, behaviour, beliefs) with a total percentage score of 60.3%, 60.3%, and 66.1%, respectively. A strong but not significant correlation between food safety knowledge and beliefs (r = 0.69 p > 0.05) and between food safety knowledge and behaviour (r = 0.83 p > 0.05) were observed. This study is useful as a basis to develop a targeted food safety education program among undergraduate students. Students with high knowledge of food safety will increase food safety beliefs and behaviour, thus preventing them from getting any foodborne illness. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19565/1/46665-177064-2-PB%20%282%29.pdf Nur Aisyah Zailani, and Nurul Shafikah Idris, and Ahmad Mujahid Zainal, and Umi Haniq Mohamad Kamil, and Mohamed Rafiq Mohd Radhuan, and Syed Alif Irfan Syed Ahmad Jaafar, and Muhammad Ikram A. Wahab, and Siti Shahara Zulfakar, (2022) Food safety knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among health sciences-related field undergraduate students at a local university. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, 20 (1). pp. 13-21. ISSN 1675-8161 https://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/1402
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description Foodborne disease is among the primary illness that causes morbidity and mortality in the world. Several studies show that most students do not have adequate food safety knowledge to protect themselves against foodborne diseases. This study aimed to determine the food safety knowledge, behaviour, and beliefs among undergraduate students at a local university in Malaysia. This cross-sectional study involves 121 respondents from three health science-related faculties at the studied institution. The questionnaire was distributed via an online platform. This study used multiple-choice-format questions for Food Safety Knowledge and a Likert type scale for Food Safety Behaviour and Belief question statements. Most of the respondents were female (78%). About 16% of the respondents have experience working /volunteering in food services, and half of them are involved in food handling during their services. This study recorded a moderate score in all sections (knowledge, behaviour, beliefs) with a total percentage score of 60.3%, 60.3%, and 66.1%, respectively. A strong but not significant correlation between food safety knowledge and beliefs (r = 0.69 p > 0.05) and between food safety knowledge and behaviour (r = 0.83 p > 0.05) were observed. This study is useful as a basis to develop a targeted food safety education program among undergraduate students. Students with high knowledge of food safety will increase food safety beliefs and behaviour, thus preventing them from getting any foodborne illness.
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author Nur Aisyah Zailani,
Nurul Shafikah Idris,
Ahmad Mujahid Zainal,
Umi Haniq Mohamad Kamil,
Mohamed Rafiq Mohd Radhuan,
Syed Alif Irfan Syed Ahmad Jaafar,
Muhammad Ikram A. Wahab,
Siti Shahara Zulfakar,
spellingShingle Nur Aisyah Zailani,
Nurul Shafikah Idris,
Ahmad Mujahid Zainal,
Umi Haniq Mohamad Kamil,
Mohamed Rafiq Mohd Radhuan,
Syed Alif Irfan Syed Ahmad Jaafar,
Muhammad Ikram A. Wahab,
Siti Shahara Zulfakar,
Food safety knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among health sciences-related field undergraduate students at a local university
author_facet Nur Aisyah Zailani,
Nurul Shafikah Idris,
Ahmad Mujahid Zainal,
Umi Haniq Mohamad Kamil,
Mohamed Rafiq Mohd Radhuan,
Syed Alif Irfan Syed Ahmad Jaafar,
Muhammad Ikram A. Wahab,
Siti Shahara Zulfakar,
author_sort Nur Aisyah Zailani,
title Food safety knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among health sciences-related field undergraduate students at a local university
title_short Food safety knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among health sciences-related field undergraduate students at a local university
title_full Food safety knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among health sciences-related field undergraduate students at a local university
title_fullStr Food safety knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among health sciences-related field undergraduate students at a local university
title_full_unstemmed Food safety knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among health sciences-related field undergraduate students at a local university
title_sort food safety knowledge, beliefs and behaviour among health sciences-related field undergraduate students at a local university
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2022
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19565/1/46665-177064-2-PB%20%282%29.pdf
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https://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/1402
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