Food safety knowledge, attitude, and food handling practices of household women in Lahore

Abstract

In this study a sample of 1,000 household women from 10 towns of Lahore was collected. Significant difference was observed between education with knowledge, attitude, and practice scores. Data obtained served as baseline knowledge and information for emphasis on continuous improvement on the knowledge of household women. Baseline knowledge and perceptions of household women is crucial to understanding the status of food safety among them, so educational programming, awareness campaigns, trainings, workshops are recommended to be implemented. Data obtained served as baseline knowledge and information for emphasis on continuous improvement on the knowledge of household women. Practical applications The present study inferred that there is a need for additional research for the possible risks household women at home could pose to human health in regards to food safety, since it is widely acceptable that the primary food preparers at home are the ultimate route of protection against food borne illness. It is thus concluded that there is a need for surveillance and interventions at domestic level with professional assistance for household women regarding food safety issues and its awareness in the state.

Self-Reported Food Safety Practices and Associated Factors Among Health Extension Model and Non-Model Households in Northeastern Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

“…In this study, a good attitude towards food safety was also a significant predictor of good food safety practices. This finding is in line with results from cross-sectional studies conducted in Bole Sub-city, Addis Ababa, 18 Northwest Ethiopia, 20 Debarq Town 29 and Debre Markos Town, Ethiopia, 31 Imo State, Nigeria, 27 Kuwait, 40 Lahore, Pakistan, 28 and Sarawak and Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. 38 , 39 A possible reason for this association is that training in food safety measure packages leads to a good attitude, which may improve the behavior around and practice of food safety.…”

“…The overall prevalence of good food safety practices among model and non-model households was 44.7% (95% CI: 40.5–48.4%) and this prevalence was higher than in studies carried out in Northwest Ethiopia (40.1%), 20 Bole Sub-city in Addis Ababa (27.4%), 18 Arba Minch Town (32.6%), 22 and West Arsi Zone (27.5%), Ethiopia, 26 Imo State, Nigeria (37%), 27 and Lahore, Pakistan (0.3%). 28 This difference may be due to the improvements in health extension service approaches and other community health education services as interventions during the time gap between the studies. For instance, successive training on food hygiene and safety in the current study area could increase good food safety practices, since training is the best intervention through which to improve knowledge, which is a key factor in improving practice.…”

Saudi Arabia Household Awareness and Knowledge of Food Safety

“…However, only 29.1% and 29.4% of the participants, respectively, correctly answered the questions regarding refrigeration and freezing temperatures, which is in line with other studies [ 38 , 39 ]. Since two-thirds of the respondents in our study were women, our results suggest that Saudi women still manage food shopping and food preparation more so than men.…”

Food Safety Attitude and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Under 5 Children, Debarq Town: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study, 2019

“…It could be due to that higher education might help to shape or change in behavior of mothers in good attitude toward food safety. Other studies 26,29,37 also revealed that educated mothers had more positive attitudes in relation to food safety and those with respondents that have low educational level had less good attitude level compared to the respondents that have high education level.…”