Demographic comparisons on knowledge and practice in public school canteen and evaluation on school canteen management guidelines: a cross-sectional survey / Nadia Liana Mohd Karim

School canteens are more than just a system of supplying foods for children, instead they have a special role to play in education, health and well-being of students and the communities they serve. The objective of this research is to explore and document the practices and knowledge, and type of fo...

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Main Author:	Mohd Karim, Nadia Liana
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Foodborne diseases
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14084/2/14084.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.140842022-08-25T07:24:31Z Demographic comparisons on knowledge and practice in public school canteen and evaluation on school canteen management guidelines: a cross-sectional survey / Nadia Liana Mohd Karim 2014 Mohd Karim, Nadia Liana Foodborne diseases Nutrition. Foods and food supply Hospitality industry. Hotels, clubs, restaurants, etc. Food service School canteens are more than just a system of supplying foods for children, instead they have a special role to play in education, health and well-being of students and the communities they serve. The objective of this research is to explore and document the practices and knowledge, and type of foodservice system as the recognized factors of food poisoning in public primary school canteens in Malaysia. In order to decrease the incidence of foodbome disease, research on food handlers’ behavior and its connection with food safety culture and food safety management systems should be made. A total sample of 161 food handlers from 2 urban cities; Johor Bahru and Kota Bharu, in Malaysia were studied. The states represented developed and less developed areas in Malaysia. Data were collected using both questionnaire and observation. The research revealed that the practice and knowledge of Malaysian food handlers do not go hand in hand. Though the food safety practices of respondents were found to be good and within the ministry’s guidelines, they fail to score satisfactorily to show adequate food safety knowledge. Besides, it was also found that all school canteens were consistently using conventional foodservice system. The subsystems were found systematically performed. This is proposed to be the key to the recurring food poisoning outbreak in schools - the lack of food safety knowledge among food handlers alongside the usage of foodservice system that involve extensive food processing and handling. Throughout the study, respondents tend to answer collectively, choosing the answer where most of them thought were correct rather than answering it based on their own individual knowledge. Other than that, in term of race and religion diversity are limited in this study. The results showed that the School Canteen Management Guidelines should be emphasized more among the food handlers. It is suggested that there should be actions taken by authority and/or canteen superior to help food handlers consistently keep abreast with food safety knowledge. The actions could include more regular food safety classes and distribution of comprehensive circulars. This is also applicable to other foodservice premises; commercial and non-commercial. 2014 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14084/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14084/2/14084.pdf text en public mphil masters Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management
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description	School canteens are more than just a system of supplying foods for children, instead they have a special role to play in education, health and well-being of students and the communities they serve. The objective of this research is to explore and document the practices and knowledge, and type of foodservice system as the recognized factors of food poisoning in public primary school canteens in Malaysia. In order to decrease the incidence of foodbome disease, research on food handlers’ behavior and its connection with food safety culture and food safety management systems should be made. A total sample of 161 food handlers from 2 urban cities; Johor Bahru and Kota Bharu, in Malaysia were studied. The states represented developed and less developed areas in Malaysia. Data were collected using both questionnaire and observation. The research revealed that the practice and knowledge of Malaysian food handlers do not go hand in hand. Though the food safety practices of respondents were found to be good and within the ministry’s guidelines, they fail to score satisfactorily to show adequate food safety knowledge. Besides, it was also found that all school canteens were consistently using conventional foodservice system. The subsystems were found systematically performed. This is proposed to be the key to the recurring food poisoning outbreak in schools - the lack of food safety knowledge among food handlers alongside the usage of foodservice system that involve extensive food processing and handling. Throughout the study, respondents tend to answer collectively, choosing the answer where most of them thought were correct rather than answering it based on their own individual knowledge. Other than that, in term of race and religion diversity are limited in this study. The results showed that the School Canteen Management Guidelines should be emphasized more among the food handlers. It is suggested that there should be actions taken by authority and/or canteen superior to help food handlers consistently keep abreast with food safety knowledge. The actions could include more regular food safety classes and distribution of comprehensive circulars. This is also applicable to other foodservice premises; commercial and non-commercial.
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qualification_name	Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Mohd Karim, Nadia Liana
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title	Demographic comparisons on knowledge and practice in public school canteen and evaluation on school canteen management guidelines: a cross-sectional survey / Nadia Liana Mohd Karim
title_short	Demographic comparisons on knowledge and practice in public school canteen and evaluation on school canteen management guidelines: a cross-sectional survey / Nadia Liana Mohd Karim
title_full	Demographic comparisons on knowledge and practice in public school canteen and evaluation on school canteen management guidelines: a cross-sectional survey / Nadia Liana Mohd Karim
title_fullStr	Demographic comparisons on knowledge and practice in public school canteen and evaluation on school canteen management guidelines: a cross-sectional survey / Nadia Liana Mohd Karim
title_full_unstemmed	Demographic comparisons on knowledge and practice in public school canteen and evaluation on school canteen management guidelines: a cross-sectional survey / Nadia Liana Mohd Karim
title_sort	demographic comparisons on knowledge and practice in public school canteen and evaluation on school canteen management guidelines: a cross-sectional survey / nadia liana mohd karim
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Demographic comparisons on knowledge and practice in public school canteen and evaluation on school canteen management guidelines: a cross-sectional survey / Nadia Liana Mohd Karim

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