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Journal of Food Security. 2022, 10(3), 108-118
DOI: 10.12691/JFS-10-3-3
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A Study Design to Determine Parents’ Knowledge, Attitude and Preventive Practice and Associated Factors to Combat Food Poisoning: A Cross-sectional Survey from Lahore, Pakistan

Shafaq Naeem1, , Yaxuan Xie1, Sadaf Naeem2, Sumaira Mubarik3, Zhanpeng Yuan1 and Kejian Shi1

1School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071 China

2School of Life Science and Technology Xian Jiaotong University, Xian China

3Department of Epidemiology and Bio-Statistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071 China

Pub. Date: December 14, 2022
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Shafaq Naeem, Yaxuan Xie, Sadaf Naeem, Sumaira Mubarik, Zhanpeng Yuan and Kejian Shi. A Study Design to Determine Parents’ Knowledge, Attitude and Preventive Practice and Associated Factors to Combat Food Poisoning: A Cross-sectional Survey from Lahore, Pakistan. Journal of Food Security. 2022; 10(3):108-118. doi: 10.12691/JFS-10-3-3

Abstract

Food-borne diseases, especially food poisoning, have become more common in recent decades, threatening the health and economic well-being of many people all over the globe. This research was intended to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and preventive practice of parents about food poisoning and the factors associated with it. By using a well-structured questionnaire, we conducted a cross-sectional study targeting mainly parents in the city of Lahore. A Chi-square test was performed to measure the effect of sociodemographic variables on these three attributes and binary logistic regression analysis to identify predictors of parents’ knowledge, attitude, and practice. Pearson correlation coefficient was also calculated. We observed good knowledge and attitude in 62.6% (241) and 60.8% (234) parents, respectively, but good preventive practice only in 42.1% (162) of parents. Regarding food poisoning knowledge, only age, education level and monthly income were significantly associated (p < 0.05) with it. On the other hand, all socio-demographic variables (age, gender, education level, number of children and monthly income) were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with both attitude and preventive practice. Besides, a significant positive correlation was observed between knowledge and attitude (r = 0.797, p = 0.001), knowledge and practice (r = 0.594, p = 0.002) and attitude and practice (r = 0.545, p < 0.001). The majority of the parents demonstrated good knowledge and attitude but poor preventive practices towards food poisoning. Parents who had good knowledge also exhibited a positive attitude and practice. Thus, we can improve parents’ attitudes and practices by improving food poisoning knowledge. Therefore, this study provides a baseline for health authorities to emphasize increasing parental knowledge and strategies to change parents' attitudes toward food poisoning while also polishing their good practices.

Keywords

Food-borne diseases (FBDs), food poisoning, knowledge, attitude, practice, parents

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