Status of food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices of caregivers of children in northern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorEunice Achiro
dc.contributor.authorLawrence Okidi
dc.contributor.authorProssy Nassanga
dc.contributor.authorRichard Echodu
dc.contributor.authorDuncan Ongeng
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-03T10:20:34Z
dc.date.available2025-09-03T10:20:34Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-31
dc.descriptionCorrespondence Eunice Achiro, Department of Food Science and Postharvest Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda. Email: e.achiro@gu.ac.ug
dc.description.abstractThe 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, be tween 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 logis tic 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 correla tion 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding information African Development Bank (Gulu University Staff Development ADB- HEST Project, Grant/Award Number: P- UG- IAD- 001
dc.identifier.citationAchiro, E., Okidi, L., Echodu, R., Alarakol, S. P., Nassanga, P., & Ongeng, D. (2023). Status of food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices of caregivers of children in northern Uganda. Food Science & Nutrition, 11(9), 5472-5491.
dc.identifier.uriDOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3504
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/645
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFood Science and Nutrition
dc.subjectbehavior
dc.subjectcaregivers
dc.subjectcomplementary foods
dc.subjectfood hygiene
dc.subjectfood safety
dc.subjecthomemade
dc.titleStatus of food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices of caregivers of children in northern Uganda
dc.typeArticle

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