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Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food poisoning among food handlers and dietetic students in a public university in Malaysia

Background: Food poisoning (FP) commonly occurs because of consuming contaminated food, which can be fatal. Many people are not aware of the dangers of FP. Thus, the purpose of this study is to analyze the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of FP among dietetic students (DS) and food handler...

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Main Authors: Mohd Yusof, Aimi Maisarah, A. Rahman, Nor Azlina, Haque, Mainul
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spelling my.iium.irep.687422022-06-30T03:42:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68742/ Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food poisoning among food handlers and dietetic students in a public university in Malaysia Mohd Yusof, Aimi Maisarah A. Rahman, Nor Azlina Haque, Mainul RA643 Communicable Diseases and Public Health Background: Food poisoning (FP) commonly occurs because of consuming contaminated food, which can be fatal. Many people are not aware of the dangers of FP. Thus, the purpose of this study is to analyze the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of FP among dietetic students (DS) and food handlers (FH) in a public university in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed, and a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 106 respondents. The survey comprised four sections including sociodemographic, knowledge, attitude, and practice. Results: Total percentage scores for KAP for FH were 86.06%, 32.40%, and 19.91%, respectively, whereas the KAP scores for DS were 89.36%, 34.26%, and 19.94%, respectively. This study revealed that the respondents had good knowledge but poor attitude and practice toward FP. Total mean percentage of KAP scores for DS was higher than FH. Besides, no significant difference was observed in KAP toward FP across different genders, age, education, and income levels among FH. However, for DS, significant difference (p = 0.008) was observed in knowledge toward FP between genders. Significant association (p = 0.048) was also reported in practice toward FP with age among DS. This study also found a significant association between knowledge and attitude (p = 0.032) and knowledge and practice (p = 0.017) toward FP among FH. Conclusion: Nevertheless, among DS, no significant association was observed between knowledge, attitude and practice toward FP. The findings may help them to plan effective methods to promote better understanding about FP and improving their knowledge and awareness. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2018-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68742/1/68742_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%2C%20and%20practice%20toward%20food%20poisoning.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68742/2/68742_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%2C%20and%20practice%20toward%20food%20poisoning_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68742/3/68742_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%2C%20and%20practice%20toward%20food_WOS.pdf Mohd Yusof, Aimi Maisarah and A. Rahman, Nor Azlina and Haque, Mainul (2018) Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food poisoning among food handlers and dietetic students in a public university in Malaysia. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 10 (4 (October-December)). pp. 232-239. ISSN 0976-4879 E-ISSN 0975-7406 http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2018;volume=10;issue=4;spage=232;epage=239;aulast=Mohd 10.4103/JPBS.JPBS_141_18
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Mohd Yusof, Aimi Maisarah
A. Rahman, Nor Azlina
Haque, Mainul
Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food poisoning among food handlers and dietetic students in a public university in Malaysia
description Background: Food poisoning (FP) commonly occurs because of consuming contaminated food, which can be fatal. Many people are not aware of the dangers of FP. Thus, the purpose of this study is to analyze the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of FP among dietetic students (DS) and food handlers (FH) in a public university in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed, and a self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 106 respondents. The survey comprised four sections including sociodemographic, knowledge, attitude, and practice. Results: Total percentage scores for KAP for FH were 86.06%, 32.40%, and 19.91%, respectively, whereas the KAP scores for DS were 89.36%, 34.26%, and 19.94%, respectively. This study revealed that the respondents had good knowledge but poor attitude and practice toward FP. Total mean percentage of KAP scores for DS was higher than FH. Besides, no significant difference was observed in KAP toward FP across different genders, age, education, and income levels among FH. However, for DS, significant difference (p = 0.008) was observed in knowledge toward FP between genders. Significant association (p = 0.048) was also reported in practice toward FP with age among DS. This study also found a significant association between knowledge and attitude (p = 0.032) and knowledge and practice (p = 0.017) toward FP among FH. Conclusion: Nevertheless, among DS, no significant association was observed between knowledge, attitude and practice toward FP. The findings may help them to plan effective methods to promote better understanding about FP and improving their knowledge and awareness.
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author Mohd Yusof, Aimi Maisarah
A. Rahman, Nor Azlina
Haque, Mainul
author_facet Mohd Yusof, Aimi Maisarah
A. Rahman, Nor Azlina
Haque, Mainul
author_sort Mohd Yusof, Aimi Maisarah
title Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food poisoning among food handlers and dietetic students in a public university in Malaysia
title_short Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food poisoning among food handlers and dietetic students in a public university in Malaysia
title_full Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food poisoning among food handlers and dietetic students in a public university in Malaysia
title_fullStr Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food poisoning among food handlers and dietetic students in a public university in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food poisoning among food handlers and dietetic students in a public university in Malaysia
title_sort knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food poisoning among food handlers and dietetic students in a public university in malaysia
publisher Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/68742/1/68742_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%2C%20and%20practice%20toward%20food%20poisoning.pdf
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/68742/3/68742_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%2C%20and%20practice%20toward%20food_WOS.pdf
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