Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of food hygiene among schools students' in Majmaah city, Saudi Arabia.
OBJECTIVE
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).


CONCLUSIONS
The students exhibited good practice levels, despite fair knowledge and attitude levels.
Family Medicine, Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed
M
Almansour
Biostatistics, Department of Public Health & Community Medicine, Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Waqas
W
Sami
Medical Students, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Oliyan Shoqer
OS
Al-Rashedy
Medical Students, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Rayan Saad
RS
Alsaab
Medical Student, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abdulrahman Saad
AS
Alfayez
Medical Student, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Nawaf Rashed
NR
Almarri
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005506:Food Contamination; D005511:Food Handling; D059022:Food Safety; D005517:Foodborne Diseases; D063373:Hand Hygiene; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Food hygiene, School health.