Mohammed Almansour, Waqas Sami, Oliyan Shoqer Al-rashedy, Rayan Saad Alsaab, Abdulrahman Saad Alfayez, Nawaf Rashed Almarri.
Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of food hygiene among schools students' in Majmaah city, Saudi Arabia.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;66(4):442-6.

Objectives: To determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of food hygiene among primary, intermediate and high school students and explore association, if any, with socio-demographic differences. Methods: The observational cross-sectional study was conducted at boy's schools in Majmaah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from February to May 2014. Data was collected using stratified random sampling technique from students aged 8-25 year. Two schools from each level (primary, intermediate and high school) were randomly selected and data was collected from the selected schools using simple random sampling method. A self-administered modified Sharif and Al-Malki questionnaire for knowledge, attitude and practice of food hygiene was used with Arabic translation. Results: The mean age of 377 male students in the study was 14.53±2.647 years. Knowledge levels was less in primary school students compared to high school students (p=0.026). Attitude level was high in primary school students compared to intermediate school students (p<0.001). No significant difference was observed between groups with regard to practice levels (p=0.152). Conclusion: The students exhibited good practice levels, despite fair knowledge and attitude levels.

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