TY  - SER
AU  - Giang Hoang Huynh
AU  - Loc Thai Nguyen
AU  - Anal,Anil Kumar
AU  - Kuwornu,John K.M.
AU  - Sadiq,Muhammad Bilal
ED  - Department  of  Home  Affaire,  Long  An  Province, Vietnam, 
TI  - Assessing food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of catering services in Long An Province, Vietnam
T2  - Thesis
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Pathum Thani, Thailand
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - Food
KW  - Safety measures
KW  - Caterers and catering
KW  - Vietnam
N1  - A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for thedegree of Master of Science inFood Engineering and Bioprocess Technology, School of Environment, Resources and Development; Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2018
N2  - The  main objectiveof  this  study  was aimed  to judge food  safety  knowledge,  attitude  and practices  amongstcatering services handlers in Long An province.The  questionnaire was used  to  conduct  a  cross-sectional  study  of  751  food  handlers  in  catering  services  from seven   main   districts   in   Long   An   province.All   respondents   were   collected   socio-demographic   information.Questionsofknowledge on   food   safety   (i.e.   foodborne pathogens,  practices  in  food  preparation,  contamination  of  food  sources)  and  food  safety attitude  &  practices  were  evaluated. The  compiled  data  was  analyzed  by  one-way ANOVA. Overall,  catering  services  food  handlers  had  moderate  level  of  knowledge  and good  level  of  attitude  &  practices  on  food  safety.Between  participants'  food  safety knowledge,attitude  & practices  and social demographicwereobserved significant effects(exception  for  the  age  factor)  that  showed  significant  associations  in  this  study.  Food handlers  had  average  on  food  safety knowledge (M  =  80.08%,  SD  =  11.56)  with  high knowledge on food safety attitude and practices (M = 89.84%, SD = 20.76; M = 87.88, SD = 23.03). Multiple regression binary logistic analyses divulged that presence at food safety training  courses  was  a  significant  and  independent  forecaster  of  the  participants{u2019} food safety  knowledge,  attitude  and  practices. Theresults  of  studyhighlighted problemswith regards  to  the proportionsof food  safety knowledge  acquisition  by  catering  services  food handlers. As  a  result,  this insures  ameliorations  not  only  in  the  better  strategiesof management modules but also has a comprehensive view for the respective authorities
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