KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF HOMEMAKERS OF DHEMAJI DISTRICT OF ASSAM REGARDING FOOD HYGIENE
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2018-07
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AAU, Jorhat
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The present research study entitled ‘Knowledge and practices of homemakers of Dhemaji district of Assam regarding Food hygiene’ was conducted in Dhemaji Sub-division of Assam.. The objective of the study were i) to study the profile of the respondents, ii) to assess the existing knowledge and practices of homemakers regarding food hygiene and iii) to find out the relationship between independent variables and respondent’s knowledge and practices on food hygiene. Blocks and municipality area of Dhemaji sub-division were considered for the study. Form each of the block one gaon panchayat was selected randomly. From each of the gaon panchayat five villages were selected randomly from each of the village, three respondents were selected who belonged to well to do family and possessing at least a refrigerator in her household. And from municipality area all the wards were considered for the present study. From each of the wards, six respondents were selected randomly who belonged to well to do family and possessing at least a refrigerator in her household. Thus, total 120 numbers were the respondents of the present study. The study revealed that more than 43per cent of the total respondents belonged to the age group 47-above years. Majority of total respondents (71.67per cent) belonged to nuclear family and 60 per cent were from small family. More than half of the total respondents that is 50.83 per cent had educational qualification up to college level and not a single respondent was found illiterate. Majority of the total respondents that is 62.50 had membership in one organization. Only 5 per cent of the total respondents had training related to personal hygiene and food hygiene. Majority of the total respondents that is 55.33 per cent had medium level of mass media exposure. The percentage of respondents belonging to medium level of mass media exposure was more in urban area than the rural area. Nearly 62 per cent of the respondents had medium level of knowledge on food hygiene. A higher percentage of respondents that is nearly 23 per cent respondents had high knowledge on food hygiene. In rural area, more than 47 per cent respondent had medium level of knowledge on food hygiene in all the stages. Not a single respondent had high knowledge on food hygiene in any stage except storage and pre-preparation. In urban area, more than 47 per cent respondent had medium level of knowledge on food hygiene in all the stages. Nearly 30 per cent and above urban respondents had high knowledge on food hygiene only in two stages such as storage and pre-preparation. A higher percentage of respondents that is 62.50 per cent belonged to moderate category on overall food hygiene practices followed by 26.67 per cent in poor and 10.83 per cent respondents belonged to good category on following food hygiene practices. In rural area, half of the respondents and more had moderate level of practice on food hygiene in all the stages. Nearly 7 per cent and 15 per cent respondents of rural area
had good practice on food hygiene only in two stages such as storage and pre-preparation respectively. In urban area, nearly half of the respondents and more had moderate level of practice on food hygiene in all the stages. Nearly 22 per cent and 30 per cent respondents of urban area had good practice on food hygiene only in two stages such as storage and pre-preparation respectively. There was highly significant relationship between the knowledge of urban area respondents and with their practice on food hygiene. There was highly positive significant relationship between knowledge of respondents and their independent variable such as educational qualification and mass media exposure. There was negatively significant relationship between knowledge of the respondents with independent variable such as age and family size. There was highly positive significant relationship between practice of respondents and their independent variable such as educational qualification and mass media exposure. There was negatively significant relationship between practice of the respondents with independent variable such as age, and family size.