A qualitative study on personal hygiene knowledge and practices among food handlers at selected primary schools in Klang Valley area, Selangor, Malaysia

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A qualitative study on personal hygiene knowledge and practices among food handlers at selected primary schools in Klang Valley area, Selangor, Malaysia

A study was conducted to determine personal hygiene knowledge among 25 food handlers at 12 selected primary schools in Klang Valley area, Selangor, Malaysia. A qualitative approach using in-depth interviews was employed and respondents were selected by a convenience sampling. The results showed t...

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Main Authors:	Tan, Siew Lian, Cheng, P. L., Soon, H. K., Ghazali, Hazrina, Mahyudin, Nor Ainy
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30444/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30444/1/30444.pdf

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