Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Food Hygiene among Street Food Vendors in (Elouzuzab) South Khartoum

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate food safety in street-vended foods in El ouzozab South of Khartoum city in December 2018 to assessment of bacteriological profile, using standardized survey tool containing 41 questions to test food safety knowledge, attitudes and the practices about 170 street vendors in the study was carried out. The analysis of demographic characteristics revealed that the 60 percent of participants were females and their age > 40 years (43.5) percent, close half of the vendors were with illiterate education (44.1) percent and more than half of them were married (64.2) percent. Concerning health and personal hygiene knowledge, these people agree that one of the most important responsibilities of the food handlers is washing hands (92.9) percent. Most of respondents knew that lack of hygiene cause food-borne disease and some of them recognized the terms food contamination and foodborne diseases. Six (6) samples of different sites were taken from ready to eat meals (Tagalia, Roob ,Dammah, Kesra,Taameya and foul) in sterile containers and sent to laboratory to isolate food borne bacteria; Salmonella, Echerichia coli and Staphylococcus spp and (TVBC). The result of (TVBC) Tagalia 27*cfu/g 8* cfu/g, Roob 49*cfu/g 15*cfu/g, Dammah 53*cfu/g 21cfu/g, Kesra 19*cfu/g 8*cfu/g, Taameya 59*cfu/g 29*cfu/g and foul 32*cfu/g 19*cfu/g ,TVBC Less than the pathogenic limit, isolation was negative no pathogenic bacteria maybe samples were taken from cooked meals. Result of observation for street vendors showed that the insuring food hygiene is very difficult to practice on street in setting where resources are scarce and surroundings are of low environmental and sanitary standards.