Factors affecting food sanitation behavior among food handlers in Bangrak Pattana Municipality

Abstract

This research has the objective of The objectives of this research are: 1) to study the knowledge, attitude, and food sanitation behavior of food handlers. 2) to study the social support of food handlers. 3) to study the relationship between knowledge, attitude, and social support and the food sanitation behavior of food handlers. The sample group were food handlers who cooked food. and served food to 202 people, obtained through specific selection. The research instrument was a 5-part questionnaire. The quality of the instrument was checked by five experts. The index of concordance (IOC) was 0.99, and the confidence value for the entire document was (reliability) equal to 0.90 Statistics used in data analysis Descriptive statistics include number, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Inferential statistics include a stepwise multiple regression analysis.
The results of the study found that the majority of the sample were female (56.90 percent), most ages were between 41 and 50 years, and 40.60 percent had the highest educational levels. 28.80% were at the associate degree level, and most had received training 72.80 percent. Most of the sample group had knowledge. was at a high level, 70.79 percent, had the mean attitude score at the highest level ( mean = 4.38, S.D = 0.65), had the mean score for food sanitation behavior at the very practical level (mean = 3.29, S.D = 0.26) and the overall average social support score was at a high level ( mean = 3.62, S.D. = 0.46) and the social support factors of various resources Receiving information from various media and attitudes regarding food sanitation Can predict food sanitation behavior at 26.60 percent (25.369, p = 0.000) with a statistical significance of 0.05. Recommendations: There should be continuous resource support. and continuously provide information on food sanitation to food handlers.