Impact of FOODAlyzer© application on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards selecting commercial eateries to prevent foodborne disease
Foodborne disease related to commercial eateries remains a major concern in food safety control programs worldwide. This study aimed to assess the impact of the FOODAlyzer© as a web-based food safety education system on the knowledge, attitude, and perception of selecting commercial eateries among s...
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| author | Md Ariffin, Umi Kalsom Shohaimi, Shamarina Mohamed, Nurul Azmawati Seow, Wen-Li Mohamad Gobil, Abdul Rahman Mohd Norowi, Noris Mohd Saudi, Madihah Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Haris, Roshariza Ng, Shing Wei Amin-Nordin, Syafinaz |
| author_facet | Md Ariffin, Umi Kalsom Shohaimi, Shamarina Mohamed, Nurul Azmawati Seow, Wen-Li Mohamad Gobil, Abdul Rahman Mohd Norowi, Noris Mohd Saudi, Madihah Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Haris, Roshariza Ng, Shing Wei Amin-Nordin, Syafinaz |
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| description | Foodborne disease related to commercial eateries remains a major concern in food safety control programs worldwide. This study aimed to assess the impact of the FOODAlyzer© as a web-based food safety education system on the knowledge, attitude, and perception of selecting commercial eateries among students of non-health-related courses in higher educational institutions in Peninsular Malaysia. The interventional study design was used as follows: the intervention group (n = 59) was compared with the control group (n = 59) in the pre-test (before the intervention), post-test (immediately after the intervention), and follow-up post-test (two weeks later). Baseline data showed that both the intervention and control groups had no significant difference in knowledge score, attitude, and perception. The intervention group achieved a higher knowledge score (p = 0.022) and attitude score (p < 0.0001), indicating a significant impact of food safety education in the FOODAlyzer© compared with the control group. The test of within-subjects showed a significant increase in respondents’ scores on knowledge, attitude, and perception. By contrast, the test of between-subjects found that the intervention group achieved a higher knowledge score (p = 0.022) and attitude score (p < 0.0001), which indicates a significant impact of food safety education compared with the control group. The findings suggest that knowledge and attitude in selecting commercial eateries based on food safety criteria among the students remained lacking. This paper presents the impact of food safety education to empower consumers towards the selection of commercial eateries and thus reduce the risk of foodborne illness. |
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| spelling | upm-1082942025-03-13T01:44:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108294/ Impact of FOODAlyzer© application on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards selecting commercial eateries to prevent foodborne disease Md Ariffin, Umi Kalsom Shohaimi, Shamarina Mohamed, Nurul Azmawati Seow, Wen-Li Mohamad Gobil, Abdul Rahman Mohd Norowi, Noris Mohd Saudi, Madihah Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Haris, Roshariza Ng, Shing Wei Amin-Nordin, Syafinaz Foodborne disease related to commercial eateries remains a major concern in food safety control programs worldwide. This study aimed to assess the impact of the FOODAlyzer© as a web-based food safety education system on the knowledge, attitude, and perception of selecting commercial eateries among students of non-health-related courses in higher educational institutions in Peninsular Malaysia. The interventional study design was used as follows: the intervention group (n = 59) was compared with the control group (n = 59) in the pre-test (before the intervention), post-test (immediately after the intervention), and follow-up post-test (two weeks later). Baseline data showed that both the intervention and control groups had no significant difference in knowledge score, attitude, and perception. The intervention group achieved a higher knowledge score (p = 0.022) and attitude score (p < 0.0001), indicating a significant impact of food safety education in the FOODAlyzer© compared with the control group. The test of within-subjects showed a significant increase in respondents’ scores on knowledge, attitude, and perception. By contrast, the test of between-subjects found that the intervention group achieved a higher knowledge score (p = 0.022) and attitude score (p < 0.0001), which indicates a significant impact of food safety education compared with the control group. The findings suggest that knowledge and attitude in selecting commercial eateries based on food safety criteria among the students remained lacking. This paper presents the impact of food safety education to empower consumers towards the selection of commercial eateries and thus reduce the risk of foodborne illness. Elsevier 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108294/1/108294.pdf Md Ariffin, Umi Kalsom and Shohaimi, Shamarina and Mohamed, Nurul Azmawati and Seow, Wen-Li and Mohamad Gobil, Abdul Rahman and Mohd Norowi, Noris and Mohd Saudi, Madihah and Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah and Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura and Haris, Roshariza and Ng, Shing Wei and Amin-Nordin, Syafinaz (2023) Impact of FOODAlyzer© application on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards selecting commercial eateries to prevent foodborne disease. Food Control, 147. art. no. 109598. pp. 1-11. ISSN 0956-7135; eISSN: 1873-7129 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0956713522007915 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109598 |
| spellingShingle | Md Ariffin, Umi Kalsom Shohaimi, Shamarina Mohamed, Nurul Azmawati Seow, Wen-Li Mohamad Gobil, Abdul Rahman Mohd Norowi, Noris Mohd Saudi, Madihah Mohd Zulkefli, Nor Afiah Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Haris, Roshariza Ng, Shing Wei Amin-Nordin, Syafinaz Impact of FOODAlyzer© application on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards selecting commercial eateries to prevent foodborne disease |
| title | Impact of FOODAlyzer© application on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards selecting commercial eateries to prevent foodborne disease |
| title_full | Impact of FOODAlyzer© application on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards selecting commercial eateries to prevent foodborne disease |
| title_fullStr | Impact of FOODAlyzer© application on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards selecting commercial eateries to prevent foodborne disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of FOODAlyzer© application on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards selecting commercial eateries to prevent foodborne disease |
| title_short | Impact of FOODAlyzer© application on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards selecting commercial eateries to prevent foodborne disease |
| title_sort | impact of foodalyzer© application on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards selecting commercial eateries to prevent foodborne disease |
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