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Effect of poster and video intervention on the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) level of personal hygiene among food handlers in 24 hours Mamak restaurants in Sungai Petani, Kedah

2018; University of El Oued; Volume: 9; Issue: 4S Linguagem: Inglês

10.4314/jfas.v9i4s.48

1112-9867

M. Masyita, M.J.N. Amalina, Ahmad Shakir Mohd Saudi, Mohd Saiful Samsudin, Zairi Ismael Rizman,

Health and Well-being Studies

This study assesses the knowledge, attitude and practice on personal hygiene among foodhandlers at 24 hours Mamak operation restaurants before and after poster and video intervention. A survey and observation checklist was conducted among 100 food handlers selected from Mamak restaurants. 77% of respondents were aware on personal hygiene during the pre-intervention and the percentage has slightly escalated to 100% after intervention. Similarly, the percentage of good personal hygiene practice was increase after the intervention (42% to 73% respectively). It was observed that there was no significant correlation between knowledge and practice (r= -0.082, p=0.415) similarly there was no significant correlation observed between knowledge and attitude (r= -0.009, p=0.930). The finding adds to the growing body of evidence on the effectiveness of poster and video intervention.Keywords: KAP; poster and video intervention; personal hygiene; food handlers; 24 hoursMamak restaurants.