학술논문

Status of food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices of caregivers of children in northern Uganda
Document Type
Report
Source
Food Science & Nutrition. September 2023, Vol. 11 Issue 9, p5472, 20 p.
Subject
Analysis
Safety and security measures
Health aspects
Personal income -- Safety and security measures -- Analysis -- Health aspects
Children -- Analysis -- Safety and security measures -- Health aspects
Sex roles -- Analysis -- Health aspects -- Safety and security measures
Food safety -- Health aspects -- Safety and security measures -- Analysis
Caregivers -- Health aspects -- Analysis -- Safety and security measures
Decision making -- Analysis -- Safety and security measures -- Health aspects
Households -- Health aspects -- Safety and security measures -- Analysis
Sanitation -- Health aspects -- Safety and security measures -- Analysis
Food -- Safety and security measures
Sex role -- Analysis -- Health aspects -- Safety and security measures
Decision-making -- Analysis -- Safety and security measures -- Health aspects
Language
English
ISSN
2048-7177
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Food safety is a universal precondition necessary for the achievement of good complementary feeding outcomes among children 6–23 months of age (Issaka et al., 2014). This is particularly because [...]
: The safety of homemade weaning foods in low‐ and middle‐income countries is of great concern as rural households have limited access to standardized commercial weaning foods. In the Acholi subregion of Uganda, complementary foods are locally produced. However, there is limited information on the Food safety knowledge (FSK), food safety attitude (FSA), and food hygiene practices (FHP) of the caregivers. This study examined food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices of the caregivers of children 6–23 months of age in Amuru and Nwoya districts, Northern Uganda, between March 2019 and June 2019. A cross‐sectional study was conducted involving 180 caregivers. Data were collected using semi‐structured questionnaires and focus group discussions and analyzed using descriptive statistics, multivariate binary logistic regression, and thematic content analysis. Caregivers had sufficient FSK (74.1%) and positive FSA (68.1%). However, only 17.6% of them adhered to FHP. Frequency of food safety training (p =.041) and households with children who suffered from foodborne illness (p =.001) significantly predicted FSK. Conversely, both FSK and FSA were significantly predicted by gender roles in decision‐making on household income (p =.006) and households with older children (p =.041). A significant positive correlation was observed between FSK and FSA (r =.406, p =.000). However, major barriers to adherence to FHP were inadequate sanitation facilities and caregiver's workload. The overall nontranslation of sufficient FSK and positive FSA into proper FHP calls for future intervention to harness the sociodemographic factors that influence FSK and FSA and address the barriers to FHP among caregivers.