SURVEY AND EVALUATION ON KNOWLEDGE- ATTITUDE- PRACTICE (KAP) OF FOOD CATERING SERVICES AT QUOC OAI DISTRICT OF HANOI

Nguyễn Thị Thúy, Nguyễn Thị Minh Tú

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Abstract

A cross-sectional study on 64 food processors in 64 restaurants in Quoc Oai District,
Hanoi City in 2019 was carried out to assess the current status of their knowledge on
food safety. The results showed that adequate knowledge on food safety reached 79.7%
among processors; 68.8% had proper food safety practices and 62.5% food catering services reached food safety conditions. Gender or age did not affect the safety practices.
Those with higher education achieved better food safety practices as 20.5 times as that
of those with lower level of education. Processors with more than 5 years of experience
achieved 6.7% higher rate of good practices than those with less than 5 years.

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