Food Safety Practices and its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in Universiti Putra Malaysia

Mohd Rusdi, Nurul Azlina Izwani (2022) Food Safety Practices and its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in Universiti Putra Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Foodborne illness is one of the main public health problems worldwide as it is associated with decreased quality of life and significant morbidity. They have become significant public health concerns among developed and developing countries worldwide. University students may have poor food safety knowledge and improper food handling practices when they are at college. Deep comprehension of the knowledge, attitude, and practice of food safety among students are crucial to reduce the foodborne diseases. Therefore, the study aims to assess the association between socio- demographic factors, nutritional status, food safety knowledge and attitudes with food safety practices among undergraduate students in Universiti Putra Malaysia. This study was an online cross- sectional study involving 112 participants that were selected through convenience sampling method and the data was collected through an online questionnaire consisting of five components including socio-demographic characteristics, nutritional status, food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices. Most of the participants were female (83.0%), Malay (81.3%), 3rd year students (70.5%), had a monthly pocket money less than RM100 (56.3%), monthly household income ranging from RM1000-RM5000 (40.2%) and have taken any course related to food safety (56.3%). Majority of the participants had a normal BMI (56.3%), followed by overweight (17.0%), underweight (16.1%) and obese (10.7%) respectively. Most of the participants have a fair food safety knowledge (90.2%), positive attitudes (58.0%) and good food safety practices (88.4%). The result of the study showed that food safety attitudes was significantly associated with food safety practices (X2 = 5.846, p = 0.016). However, there are no significant associations were found between sociodemographic characteristics, nutritional status and food safety knowledge. To conclude, this finding indicates that a good food safety practice can be achieved by having a positive attitude towards food safety.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2023 07:31
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2023 07:31
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/979

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