Background: The researcher from experience has observed that many students suffer from food borne illnesses and associated complications. So the purpose of this study is that the findings may throw light on knowledge level and attitude of food service staff on food hygiene thus helping in creating awareness in reducing the incidence of food borne illnesses. The present study results may help the food management staff and hostels authorities to take appropriate measures to reduce the spread of food borne illnesses, thereby increase personnel knowledge and hostel organizational growth.
Materials & Methods: A descriptive survey design is adopted to assess the knowledge and attitude towards food hygiene among food handlers. A sample consists of a subset of the units that compare the population. In this study, the sample comprises of 60 food handlers in selected hostels of BVV Sangha BAGALKOT. Purposive sampling technique is used to select the subjects,
Results: Majority of the 65% had moderately adequate level of knowledge and 28.3 % had inadequate knowledge level. Only 6.7 % of the subjects had adequate knowledge on food hygiene. Were as about their attitude level reveals that 73.3 % of the food handlers had an average/ moderate level of attitude and 26.7% of the food handlers had negative attitude regarding food hygiene and nobody had positive attitude regarding food hygiene
Impact Factor
2022: 6.012
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