Comparative study of consumers' knowledge and attitudes towards food safety and purchase intention of night market foods containing poultry in low and high food poisoning cases states

This study was conducted to compare the level of consumers’ knowledge and attitude towards food safety as well as consumers’ intention to purchase night market food precisely food containing poultry based on food hygiene practice of food handlers in two different states i.e. Selangor and Kuala Lumpu...

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Main Authors: Lieong, Sook Theng, Mohammed Adnan, Siti Aisyah, Mohammad Jaafar, Normardiana, Jaafar, Siti Nur'afifah, Mahyudin, Norainy
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61164/
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author Lieong, Sook Theng
Mohammed Adnan, Siti Aisyah
Mohammad Jaafar, Normardiana
Jaafar, Siti Nur'afifah
Mahyudin, Norainy
author_facet Lieong, Sook Theng
Mohammed Adnan, Siti Aisyah
Mohammad Jaafar, Normardiana
Jaafar, Siti Nur'afifah
Mahyudin, Norainy
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description This study was conducted to compare the level of consumers’ knowledge and attitude towards food safety as well as consumers’ intention to purchase night market food precisely food containing poultry based on food hygiene practice of food handlers in two different states i.e. Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Selangor represents a state with high food poisoning cases while Kuala Lumpur has low food poisoning cases. Two hundred night market consumers for each sampling location were approached. Data was statistically analyzed using SPSS program version 20.0. Generally, respondents’ knowledge of food safety score was significantly different for consumers in Kuala Lumpur (M=14.37, SD=3.75) and Selangor (M=15.10, SD=3.36), (t=2.107, df=429) at p<0.05. Analysis also showed that there were significant differences in the attitude score among consumers in Kuala Lumpur (M=4.71, SD=0.39) and Selangor (M=4.48, SD=0.28), (t=7.085, df=414) at p<0.05. Results revealed that consumers’ intention to purchase night market food in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur are statistically different depending on food handlers’ practices (e.g. tasting food using fingers and hand palm, wear nail polish, touch cooked food with bare hands and etc.) This empirical study served status of consumers’ knowledge, attitude and intention to purchase regarding food safety which could be applied to implement repeated food safety education programs to improve quality of life in local communities.
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spelling upm-611642019-02-11T06:19:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61164/ Comparative study of consumers' knowledge and attitudes towards food safety and purchase intention of night market foods containing poultry in low and high food poisoning cases states Lieong, Sook Theng Mohammed Adnan, Siti Aisyah Mohammad Jaafar, Normardiana Jaafar, Siti Nur'afifah Mahyudin, Norainy This study was conducted to compare the level of consumers’ knowledge and attitude towards food safety as well as consumers’ intention to purchase night market food precisely food containing poultry based on food hygiene practice of food handlers in two different states i.e. Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Selangor represents a state with high food poisoning cases while Kuala Lumpur has low food poisoning cases. Two hundred night market consumers for each sampling location were approached. Data was statistically analyzed using SPSS program version 20.0. Generally, respondents’ knowledge of food safety score was significantly different for consumers in Kuala Lumpur (M=14.37, SD=3.75) and Selangor (M=15.10, SD=3.36), (t=2.107, df=429) at p<0.05. Analysis also showed that there were significant differences in the attitude score among consumers in Kuala Lumpur (M=4.71, SD=0.39) and Selangor (M=4.48, SD=0.28), (t=7.085, df=414) at p<0.05. Results revealed that consumers’ intention to purchase night market food in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur are statistically different depending on food handlers’ practices (e.g. tasting food using fingers and hand palm, wear nail polish, touch cooked food with bare hands and etc.) This empirical study served status of consumers’ knowledge, attitude and intention to purchase regarding food safety which could be applied to implement repeated food safety education programs to improve quality of life in local communities. Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61164/1/Comparative%20study%20of%20consumers%E2%80%99%20knowledge%20and%20attitudes%20towards%20food%20safety%20and%20purchase%20intention%20of%20night%20market%20foods%20containing%20poultry%20in%20low%20and%20high%20food%20poisoning%20cases%20states.pdf Lieong, Sook Theng and Mohammed Adnan, Siti Aisyah and Mohammad Jaafar, Normardiana and Jaafar, Siti Nur'afifah and Mahyudin, Norainy (2017) Comparative study of consumers' knowledge and attitudes towards food safety and purchase intention of night market foods containing poultry in low and high food poisoning cases states. Malaysian Applied Biology, 46 (3). pp. 131-141. ISSN 0126-8643 http://www.myjurnal.my/filebank/published_article/59616/17.pdf
spellingShingle Lieong, Sook Theng
Mohammed Adnan, Siti Aisyah
Mohammad Jaafar, Normardiana
Jaafar, Siti Nur'afifah
Mahyudin, Norainy
Comparative study of consumers' knowledge and attitudes towards food safety and purchase intention of night market foods containing poultry in low and high food poisoning cases states
title Comparative study of consumers' knowledge and attitudes towards food safety and purchase intention of night market foods containing poultry in low and high food poisoning cases states
title_full Comparative study of consumers' knowledge and attitudes towards food safety and purchase intention of night market foods containing poultry in low and high food poisoning cases states
title_fullStr Comparative study of consumers' knowledge and attitudes towards food safety and purchase intention of night market foods containing poultry in low and high food poisoning cases states
title_full_unstemmed Comparative study of consumers' knowledge and attitudes towards food safety and purchase intention of night market foods containing poultry in low and high food poisoning cases states
title_short Comparative study of consumers' knowledge and attitudes towards food safety and purchase intention of night market foods containing poultry in low and high food poisoning cases states
title_sort comparative study of consumers' knowledge and attitudes towards food safety and purchase intention of night market foods containing poultry in low and high food poisoning cases states
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61164/
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