Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding food hygiene and sanitation of food handlers in Kuala Pilah, Malaysia.

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Abdul Mutalib, Noor Azira and Abdul-Rashid, Mohammad-Faid and Mustafa, Shuhaimi and Amin Nordin, Syafinaz and Osman, Malina and Hamat, Rukman Awang (2012) Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding food hygiene and sanitation of food handlers in Kuala Pilah, Malaysia. Food Control, 27 (2). pp. 289-293. ISSN 0956-7135

Abstract

This study evaluates the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of food handlers working in restaurants in Kuala Pilah, Malaysia. Data were collected in 2010 involving 64 food handlers. The results show that the food handlers have excellent knowledge and attitude, and good practices toward food hygiene with mean score (SD) of 83.98 (13.26), 82.8 (10.94) and 77.04 (14.98), respectively. There is significant correlation between educational level and attitude (p = .008), knowledge and attitude (p ≤ .001), knowledge and practice (p = .007) and attitude and practice (p = .041). Even though the result shows satisfactory KAP levels of the food handlers, some aspects on hygiene measures like refreezing food item, clean working area and wearing of jewelry and watch need to be emphasized.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.04.001
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Food handlers; Knowledge; Attitudes; Practices.
Depositing User:	Nur Farahin Ramli
Date Deposited:	13 Sep 2013 01:51
Last Modified:	22 Sep 2015 00:57
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24741
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