Assessment of hygienic and food handling practices among street food vendors in Nakuru Town in Kenya

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMuhonja, Faith and Kimathi, George Kobia
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-13T08:45:34Z
dc.date.available2024-05-13T08:45:34Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionJournal Article
dc.description.abstractWithstanding the test of time, the precarious working condition; and the ministry of public health and sanitation not acknowledging their existence, street food vendors continue to feed more than 50% of the urban population. Whether illegally into the market system or not, the reality is that the unsuspecting public continue to put itself at risk by consuming foods that are not monitored. It is from this background that the study sought to assess the hygienic and food handling practices of the street food vendors in Nakuru town. The aim of this paper is to empower the general public especially those who consume street foods. The study population was all street food vendors. The target population was all street food vendors who cook and sell cooked foods on the street, while the accessible population was all street food vendors who meet the inclusion criteria within Nakuru central business district. A cross-sectional study design was used. A sample size of 384 was arrived at by use of Fischer’s et al, 2008, formula. The study employed cluster sampling design (Mugenda et al, 2003). The central business district was then clustered into four quadrants and proportionate sampling was done. A sampling frame of street food vendors was developed from each cluster and randomly sampled to identify the required number of respondents, (Mugenda et al., 2003 and Ahuja et al., 2006). Both qualitative and quantitative data was collected. Pre-tested and standardized structured questionnaires and observation checklist were used. Data was analyzed using Microsoft-excel and SPSS version 17 and presented descriptively. The findings showed that 83% had a cleaned their workplace, 54% of the vendors handled money and food indiscriminate, 44% had dust bins and 73% of respondents did not have their hair covered. The study recommends the concerned stakeholders to promote sanitation among the vendors.
dc.identifier.citationFaith Muhonja, George Kobia Kimathi. Assessment of Hygienic and Food Handling Practices among Street Food Vendors in Nakuru Town in Kenya. Science Journal of Public Health. Vol. 2, No. 6, 2014, pp. 554-559. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20140206.19
dc.identifier.issn2328-7942 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn2328-7950 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4611
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherScience Journal of Public Health
dc.relation.ispartofseries2(6)
dc.subjectStreet Food Vendors
dc.subjectFood Hygiene
dc.subjectFood Handler’s Hygiene
dc.subjectStreet Food Contamination
dc.titleAssessment of hygienic and food handling practices among street food vendors in Nakuru Town in Kenya
dc.typeArticle

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Assessment of hygienic and food handling practices among street food vendors in Nakuru Town in Kenya (G kimathi).pdf
Size:
514.62 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Journal Articles