Knowledge, attitude and practice on food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor

Introduction: Malaysian produced about 38,000 tons of waste per day in 2017, and 15,000 tons of it was food waste. Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang. Methods: Universal sampling has b...

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Main Authors: Naim, Mohd Nazli, Abdul Rahman, Haliza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89526/
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description Introduction: Malaysian produced about 38,000 tons of waste per day in 2017, and 15,000 tons of it was food waste. Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang. Methods: Universal sampling has been conducted to the respondents who are all food vendors under UPM Holdings provision. In this study, a modified questionnaire has distributed online to 37 food vendors. Fisher’s Exact test was applied to determine the association among variables. Results: All respondents in UPM had a moderate level of knowledge, attitude, and practice on food waste management. The results highlighted that attendance in food waste management training has a significant association with food waste management (p<0.05, p=0.048). Furthermore, a significant association between age and practice on food waste management has also been identified (p<0.05, p=0.034). Conclusion: This study’s information has indicated that a food waste management training program is needed, in which UPM could cooperate with organisations to improve food waste management.
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spelling upm-895262021-08-16T00:58:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89526/ Knowledge, attitude and practice on food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor Naim, Mohd Nazli Abdul Rahman, Haliza Introduction: Malaysian produced about 38,000 tons of waste per day in 2017, and 15,000 tons of it was food waste. Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang. Methods: Universal sampling has been conducted to the respondents who are all food vendors under UPM Holdings provision. In this study, a modified questionnaire has distributed online to 37 food vendors. Fisher’s Exact test was applied to determine the association among variables. Results: All respondents in UPM had a moderate level of knowledge, attitude, and practice on food waste management. The results highlighted that attendance in food waste management training has a significant association with food waste management (p<0.05, p=0.048). Furthermore, a significant association between age and practice on food waste management has also been identified (p<0.05, p=0.034). Conclusion: This study’s information has indicated that a food waste management training program is needed, in which UPM could cooperate with organisations to improve food waste management. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89526/1/Knowledge%2C%20Attitude%20and%20Practice%20on%20Food%20Waste%20Management.pdf Naim, Mohd Nazli and Abdul Rahman, Haliza (2020) Knowledge, attitude and practice on food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (suppl.11). 118 - 127. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/malaysian_journal_of_medicine_and_health_sciences_mjmhs/mjmhs_vol16_supp_11_november_2020-59398
spellingShingle Naim, Mohd Nazli
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Knowledge, attitude and practice on food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor
title Knowledge, attitude and practice on food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor
title_full Knowledge, attitude and practice on food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor
title_fullStr Knowledge, attitude and practice on food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitude and practice on food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor
title_short Knowledge, attitude and practice on food waste management among food vendors in Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor
title_sort knowledge, attitude and practice on food waste management among food vendors in universiti putra malaysia, serdang, selangor
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