The association between level of knowledge and practice of repeatedly heated cooking oil among the household of Kuantan, Pahang

ZAILANI, MUHAMMAD AIMAN IRFAN (2022) The association between level of knowledge and practice of repeatedly heated cooking oil among the household of Kuantan, Pahang. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the association between the level of knowledge and practice on the usage of repeatedly heated cooking oil (RHCO) among the household in Kuantan, Pahang. Method: To identify the level of knowledge and practice of repeatedly heated cooking oil, convenience sampling was used. This study recruited 193 household as the respondents. A set of structured questionnaires was distributed through online platform to get data consists of socio-demographic, knowledge and practice on usage of repeatedly heated cooking oil (RHCO) among the respondents. Result: The findings revealed that majority of households in Kuantan, Pahang had good level of knowledge (77.2%) and good level of practice (56.5%) on the usage of RHCO. In addition, this study also showed a significant association between level of knowledge and gender (COR = 0.463, 95% CI = 0.229-0.935, P = 0.032) and marginally associated with monthly income (COR = 1.999, 95% CI = 1.001-3.994, P = 0.050). It revealed that 83.5% male respondents had good knowledge as compared to 70.8% of female. Besides, 81.7% respondents that obtained total household monthly income more than RM 4,850 had good knowledge level as compared to those with lower income (69.9%). Nevertheless, there was no significant association between level of knowledge and practice of RHCO. Conclusion: From the findings it was recommended for appropriate health authorities to launch public education initiatives to raise awareness of this little-known but important public health issue regarding RHCO. Future research should focus on uncovering the reasons why men and women have practises and beliefs in different context of RHCO. Keywords: Knowledge, Practice, Repeatedly Heated Cooking Oil, Household, Kuantan, Pahang

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Hafizzuddin Hamidon
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2023 04:35
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2023 04:35
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1160

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