scholarly journals FOOD SAFETY AND HYGIENE PRACTICE OF STREET FOOD VENDORS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-186
Author(s):  
O. O. AKINBULE ◽  
I. H. OMONHINMIN ◽  
C. A. OLADOYINBO ◽  
A. T. OMIDIRAN
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Hygiene Practice ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environmental Sanitation ◽  
Street Food ◽  
Adequate Food

Street food has been implicated in adverse health outcomes among consumers. The safety of food and hygiene practice of street food vendors are major contributing factor to these health outcomes. This study was carried out to assess food safety and hygiene practice of street food vendors in Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted. A validated interviewer-administered structured questionnaire adapted from Nutrition related knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire was used to obtain information from 50 respondents. Information obtained are: personal and socio-economic characteristics, food safety, personal hygiene, food hygiene and sanitary, water sanitation and environmental sanitation practices.  Chi-square test was used to determine association among variables at p<0.05 using statistical package for social sciences. All the respondents were females, 68% were within 30-49 years, about half 52% were literate and earned between N10,001– N20,000 daily. Majority (62%) of the respondents used brick as vending site while 92% were stationary vendors. Majority of the respondents had adequate food safety, personal hygiene, food hygiene and sanitary practices but moderate water and environmental sanitation practices. Daily income of respondents had significant association (p<0.05) with environmental and water sanitation practices. Type of vending site had significant (p<0.05) association with food safety and environmental sanitation practices.  Respondents had adequate food safety and hygiene practices in this study and this may have positive impact on the safety of the food they are vending.    

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of food hygiene among street food vendors near a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1206
Author(s):  
Saswati Mukherjee ◽  
Tushar Kanti Mondal ◽  
Abhishek De ◽  
Raghunath Misra ◽  
Amitabha Pal
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hygiene Practice ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Street Food ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Health care set ups in Indian cities are being catered by a number of street food vendors on whom the patients, visitors, doctors, medical students and staff depend. Thus, ensuring proper food hygiene among them is of uttermost importance. The purpose of the study was to determine knowledge, attitude and practice of food hygiene among them and various factors that influence it.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 106 street food vendors surrounding a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata. A predesigned pretested schedule was used to collect information on socio-demographic profile, knowledge and attitude on food hygiene through interviews and practice was observed. Statistical analysis was done using Pearson’s Chi-squared test.Results: The mean age of food vendors was 37.74±10.70 years and majority were familiar with the terms “food hygiene” and “food borne illness”. The median score of attitude on food hygiene was 9.5 and significant (p<0.05) association was found with age, gender and education. Less than one third of street food vendors had acceptable practice and significant (p<0.05) association was found with education, marital status and type of food vendor.Conclusions: The street food vendors were aware of food hygiene and had favourable attitude towards it, but it wasn’t translated in their hygiene practice. This study can help to identify the factors that influence food hygiene practice and incorporate them in food hygiene training. 

scholarly journals Hygiene practices among street food vendors in Tamale Metropolis

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
F.M. Danikuu ◽  
F.B. Baguo ◽  
O. Azipala
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Food Contamination ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Environmental Sanitation ◽  
Street Food ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Educational Standard ◽  
Tamale Metropolis

The transmission of food borne infections is on the increase in developing countries and has been linked to the environmental sanitation, personal and food hygiene level and practices in a community. The activities of food vendors can increase the chances of food contamination with pathogenic microorganisms and mycotoxins. The study was conducted to assess the food hygiene practices among street food vendors in the Tamale Metropolis. Structured questionnaires, interviews and field observations were used to assess the age, educational standard, knowledge, food hygiene practices and environmental sanitation of 150 randomly selected street food vendors in Tamale Metropolis from those who agreed to participate. The study noted that street food business in the Tamale Metropolis was women dominated (76%). Majority of vendors (78%) were aged 20-39 years. Public toilets (pit latrines) were accessible to all vending sites. Though high number of street food vendors had some form of formal education (66%) and knowledge of food hygiene (62.7%) certain practices associated with the services, such as not washing hands with soap (12%), serving cooked food with bare hands (38%) and low participation in medical examination (46.7%) are unacceptable. Street food vendors in Tamale Metropolis need regular health education on standard environmental, personal and food hygiene practices and strict enforcement of environmental and food hygiene regulations to keep street food save for consumers.Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences (2015) 4(3), 25-30Keywords: Street food, food hygiene practices, personal hygiene, food contamination

scholarly journals Higiene Dan Sanitasi Pada Pedagang Makanan Jajanan Bali Di Destinasi Wisata Kuliner Pasar Malam Sindu, Sanur, Bali

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-44
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Food Handler ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Traditional Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Street Food ◽  
Textual Data ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Descriptive Method

Sindu night market as a culinary destination is in good demand by foreign tourists staying in Sanur to enjoy traditional Indonesian foods. Various traditional foods are available in this market, such as Nasi Campur Banyuwangi, Sate-Gule Kambing Madura, including other Balinese food. Traditional Balinese foods have a strong tast, but have not been much sought after by tourists. In-depth research on hygiene and sanitation at Bali food vendors shows a problem and weakness. This research uses a descriptive method through a cross-sectional approach which allows textual data from interviews to be quantified for clear measurements. Subject measurement was performed on the subject variable at the time of examination. This does not mean that all research subjects were observed at the same time, but can be different subject at different times. The subjects of this study are the characteristics of food traders, personal hygiene of food traders, equipment sanitation and serving sanitation. The conclusion of this study showed that generally traditional Balinese street food traders at the Sindu night market understand the importance of taking hygiene and sanitation measures for food safety, seen from the characteristics of food traders, personal hygiene of food traders, equipment sanitation and serving sanitation. However, not all traders apply this when providing services. Keywords: Hygiene, Sanitation, Food Handler, Snacks, Culinary Tourism.

scholarly journals Food safety, sanitation and hygiene practices among street food vendors in Pokhara, Kaski

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-132
Author(s):  
Nisha Bhandari ◽  
Babu Ram Bhusal
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Street Food ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene

Background: Street foods are unique and convenient urban food supply meanwhile it lacks the food hygiene and safety posing major public health risk. Thus, the study aims to identify the food safety, sanitation and hygiene practices of street food vendors. Method: The study is cross sectional including 70 vending units selected conveniently. Structured interview schedule and observation checklist was used as data collection tool. Result: The mean age of the respondent was 38.06 (±10.417) years with >1/2 being females (61.4%). Majority (77.1%) had formal education, 37.1% earns>40,000/month and 86 % had not taken any food hygiene training. Eighty percent of the respondents had fixed stall with about 83% sell freshly cooked food and 75% prepare it in market place. About 84% of the respondent revealed diarrhea as the most prevalent disease caused by poor hygiene. Very less (27%) have their health check-up regularly and about 68.6% prepare food when they are ill. Almost 50% heat food before serving, 58% wash dishes with tap water, 98.6% wash raw food before preparation and all of them wash cooking dishes daily. About half (48.6%) of the respondents re-use oil while cooking. Approximately in 77% refrigeration facility was available. The food vending was found to be good (>50) in 54.3% and sanitation was good (>50%) in 60%. Conclusion: Overall sanitary conditions of the vending sites were good but instead needs improvement in most of the aspect of sanitary condition.

scholarly journals A study about the young consumers' consumption behaviors of street foods

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 1647-1656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nevin Sanlier ◽  
Aybuke Ceyhun Sezgin ◽  
Gulsah Sahin ◽  
Emine Yassibas
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Young People ◽  
University Students ◽  
Food Poisoning ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Good Manufacture Practice ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Street Food ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The World

Abstract As in almost every country in the world, street foods are frequently used in Turkey. To determine the preferences for these foods, a questionnaire was given to 847 individuals constituted by randomly selected high school and university students. Of the participants, 43.4% were male and 56.6% were female; the majority of them were between 19 and 22 years of age. It was found that 40.1% of the young people ate street food 2-3 times per week, whereas 23.3% were found to eat it every day. Turkish bagels, döner, boiled corn in a cup and toast are most preferred street foods. A statistically significant negative correlations were found between consumption preference scores and education, gender, and age. Although consumers know that street foods can cause contamination with microorganisms, that sellers do not pay attention to hygiene, and that these foods are raw or not cooked well, they prefer because of their cheapness, deliciousness, variety and fast service. Street foods are widely consumed in Turkish young students and because of preventing food poisoning, they should be educated about food hygiene and safety. Also, educating vendors in personal hygiene and good manufacture practice can minimize contamination risk.

scholarly journals Factors associated with food safety compliance among street food vendors in Can Tho city, Vietnam: implications for intervention activity design and implementation

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ba Huynh-Van ◽  
Vy Vuong-Thao ◽  
Tuyen Huynh-Thi-Thanh ◽  
Sinh Dang-Xuan ◽  
Tung Huynh-Van ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Street Food ◽  
Intervention Activity ◽  
The Status ◽  
Hygiene Compliance ◽  
Basic Infrastructure ◽  
Can Tho City

Abstract Background Street food plays a valuable role in several Asian countries including Vietnam. Improving the safety of street food is an important responsibility for many local food authorities. This study aims to characterize the business profile of fixed and mobile street food vendors, and to compare their compliance with the food safety criteria. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire and observational checklist to assess the ten Vietnamese food safety criteria prescribed under Decision No. 3199/2000/QD-BYT for street food vendors in Can Tho city. A total of 400 street food vendors, composed of fixed and mobile vendors, in urban areas of the city were randomly selected for the survey. Results The study showed significant differences between the two types of street food vendors in educational level (p = 0.017); business profile, including types of foods vended, area in use, number of employees, training in food safety, and business registration paperwork; and the status of compliance with the ten-food hygiene and safety criteria (p < 0.01). Poisson regression analysis found that education attainment (IRR = 1.228, p = 0.015), food safety training (IRR = 4.855, p < 0.01), total business capital (IRR = 1.004, p = 0.031) and total area in use (IRR = 1.007, p = 0.001) appeared to be significantly positively associated with food safety and hygiene compliance. In contrast, mobile vending type was negatively associated with the likelihood of adhering to the ten criteria (IRR = 0.547, p = 0.005). Conclusions These findings emphasize the need for training and education programs to improve food safety knowledge and practice among street food vendors. Basic infrastructure and services, especially clean water, proper sanitation, and waste disposal facilities, should be provided to help street food vendors better practice food safety and hygiene regulations.

scholarly journals An Investigation Into How Far Do Residents Adopt Measures to Reduce Microbial Hazards During Food Handling

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 06-14
Author(s):  
Rajesh Jeewon ◽  
Seerauj Nouvishika ◽  
Dauharry Kumar ◽  
Ahinsa Jheelan-Ramchandur
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Food Handling ◽  
Handling Practices ◽  
Food Handling Practices ◽  
The Impact

Foodborne diseases have always been linked to numerous food manufacturing elements and home practices of purchasers and the latter does play a critical role in disease prevention. Consumers have the ultimate responsibility for handling and storing food safely and take adequate safety precautions when preparing and consuming food at home to avoid health related problems associated with microbial hazards. The objectives of this survey were to evaluate current knowledge of consumers pertaining to food hygiene and food safety concepts as well as to assess food handling practices that residents adopt to reduce microbial hazards in the domestic environment. A sample of 300 Mauritian residents were selected to participate in a questionnaire based survey. Questions in the questionnaire were based on hygienic practices with respect to food handling, food safety and personal hygiene. SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) was used to analyze the results and Microsoft excel was used to generate pie charts, and bar charts. The results obtained demonstrated that the level of knowledge pertaining to food safety and food hygiene and how to reduce microbial hazards were above average. Majority of the residents were knowledgeable about major aspects related to proper food handling behaviors but need more education pertaining to the use of thermometers to check for food temperature. The nature of the risk, personal and environmental factors (psychological, demographic and socio-economic factors, cultural and economic) were found to be the factors affecting food safety behaviors among consumers. Consumers can become more motivated to improve their behaviors if they are made aware of the impact of risky practices. Although, most consumers had basic knowledge pertaining to food safety, food hygiene and food handling practices, it is important to continually inform consumers about safe food handling practices through various channels.

scholarly journals A study on sanitation, hygiene practices and food safety knowledge among food vendors in different sectors of Chandigarh, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 931-934
Author(s):  
Aradhana Thakur Thakur ◽  
Uttara Singh
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Street Food ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Bare Hand ◽  
Safety Knowledge ◽  
The City

The present study were carried out to assess the hygiene practices and food safety among street food vendors in the city of Chandigarh. It includes 100 samples of vendors.  Fifty vendors were mobile and other 50 was fixed vendors. A self planned questionnaire was used for data collection for the vendors. The questionnaire included questions about demographic information, hygiene practices and food safety. Thirty eight percent of vendors used stalls, but did not uphold their stalls well.  Eighty-three per cent of the vendors had thrown garbage in the open vessel and 14.0% used dustbin for dispose garbage. Personal hygiene was also observed which indicated that the vendors never wear the head covers, handled food with bare hand and they did not wear overcoats/aprons as well. Street food vendors were not aware of hygienic and sanitary practice.

Maternal Knowledge and Practices towards Sanitation and Their Relationships with Occurrence of Diarrhoea in Children

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shriya Ankit Seksaria ◽  
Mini K Sheth
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Maternal Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Childhood Morbidity ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

<p>Diarrhoea, a major contributor of childhood morbidity and mortality is mostly caused by poor hygiene and sanitation. Literature reveal that hygiene practices at household levels greatly affects the occurrence of diarrhoea among children. A cross sectional study was conducted to determine association between hygiene knowledge and practices of mothers with occurrence of diarrhoea in young children below 3 years in the tribal villages of Gujarat. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information on personal hygiene (PH), food Hygiene (FH), and environmental Hygiene (EH) practices of 536 mothers with children between 6-36 months of age. Past one month diarrhoeal episodes were recorded using the recall method. The mean percent scores for FH, PH and EH practices were 77%, 88% and 80% respectively. Almost 35% children suffered from diarrhoea in the past one month of which 10 were admitted to the hospital. Diarrhoeal incidences were associated with FH and EH practices (p&lt;0.001) and not with PH practices. Improvement in the environmental and personal hygiene practices of the mothers can contribute largely in reducing the prevalence of diarrhoea among children in Chikhli taluka of Gujarat.</p>

scholarly journals Self-Assessment of Hygiene Practices towards Predictive and Preventive Medicine Intervention: A Case Study of University Students in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen T. Odonkor ◽  
Jones Kitcher ◽  
Mavis Okyere ◽  
Tahiru Mahami
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
University Students ◽  
Preventive Medicine ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Hygiene Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Prediction And Prevention ◽  
Good Hygiene

Introduction. Personal hygiene is essential to the current paradigm shift towards predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine, which enables the prediction and prevention of infectious disease outbreaks. Objective. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the personal hygiene practices among university students aiming at providing a basis for preventive and predictive medical interventions and to make future efforts improve target interventions for young people. Methods. The study was conducted using a cross-sectional study. Validated instruments that related personal hygiene practices were used to obtain quantitative data from 412 tertiary students from seven universities in Accra, Ghana. The resulting data were analyzed with IBM-SPSS, version 23. Results. There were more female respondents (54.4%) in the study than male respondents (45.6%). Respondents between the age group of 19-24 years constituted majority (59.7%) of the respondents in the study. Respondents from urban areas exhibited good hygiene practice compared to those from urban residences. There was a significant association between residence and hygiene practice (χ2=17.8, P≤0.001). We also observed that those respondents within the upper class in society had a poor hygiene practice, compared to the Lower Class and Middle Class respondents. Lack of education (63.1%) was observed as the main barrier to personal hygiene among the respondents. Future of the society depends on the health of its youth. Conclusion. A significant number of students are not actively practicing good hygiene. There is a need for deployment of preventive medicine interventions targeted at young people. It calls for improvement in methods of hygiene education for young people in tertiary institutions and the inclusion of hygiene in school curricula.

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