Knowledge, attitude, and practice on food poisoning among pre-school food handlers in Kelantan, Malaysia
A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) on food poisoning among 191 food handlers in pre-schools in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia using purposive sampling. The main instrument was a validated Malay self-administered questionnaire on food poisoning...
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| description | A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) on food poisoning among 191 food handlers in pre-schools in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia using purposive sampling. The main instrument was a validated Malay self-administered questionnaire on food poisoning and data was analysed using univariate and multivariate analysis. The respondents had moderate knowledge (69.6 ±9.59), a positive attitude (86.2 ± 9.38), and good practice (84.9 ± 7.34). A slightly significant correlation was found between the score of knowledge and attitude (p=0.05, r=0.203). Age, educational level, and year of employment did not influence the KAP score on food poisoning (p>0.05). Even though training and education are essential in supplying the knowledge, however, it does not automatically translate to safe food handling practices. Therefore, continuous education and training should be organized to strengthen food handlers’ knowledge and attitude in areas that seem to be lacking. |
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| spelling | upm-1020612023-06-16T20:33:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102061/ Knowledge, attitude, and practice on food poisoning among pre-school food handlers in Kelantan, Malaysia Hamzah, Nurul Ainun Hadi, Nurul Hanani Abdul Samad, Nurul Izzah Anua, Siti Marwanis Abdul Rahman, Haliza A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) on food poisoning among 191 food handlers in pre-schools in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia using purposive sampling. The main instrument was a validated Malay self-administered questionnaire on food poisoning and data was analysed using univariate and multivariate analysis. The respondents had moderate knowledge (69.6 ±9.59), a positive attitude (86.2 ± 9.38), and good practice (84.9 ± 7.34). A slightly significant correlation was found between the score of knowledge and attitude (p=0.05, r=0.203). Age, educational level, and year of employment did not influence the KAP score on food poisoning (p>0.05). Even though training and education are essential in supplying the knowledge, however, it does not automatically translate to safe food handling practices. Therefore, continuous education and training should be organized to strengthen food handlers’ knowledge and attitude in areas that seem to be lacking. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022-07-27 Article PeerReviewed Hamzah, Nurul Ainun and Hadi, Nurul Hanani and Abdul Samad, Nurul Izzah and Anua, Siti Marwanis and Abdul Rahman, Haliza (2022) Knowledge, attitude, and practice on food poisoning among pre-school food handlers in Kelantan, Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12 (13 spec.). 1855 - 1869. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/14422/Knowledge-Attitude-and-Practice-on-Food-Poisoning-among-Pre-School-Food-Handlers-in-Kelantan-Malaysia 10.6007/IJARBSS/v12-i13/14595 |
| spellingShingle | Hamzah, Nurul Ainun Hadi, Nurul Hanani Abdul Samad, Nurul Izzah Anua, Siti Marwanis Abdul Rahman, Haliza Knowledge, attitude, and practice on food poisoning among pre-school food handlers in Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title | Knowledge, attitude, and practice on food poisoning among pre-school food handlers in Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitude, and practice on food poisoning among pre-school food handlers in Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitude, and practice on food poisoning among pre-school food handlers in Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitude, and practice on food poisoning among pre-school food handlers in Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitude, and practice on food poisoning among pre-school food handlers in Kelantan, Malaysia |
| title_sort | knowledge, attitude, and practice on food poisoning among pre-school food handlers in kelantan, malaysia |
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