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    Food Security Status, Food Safety and Water Sanitation and Hygiene of Households in Woreda Ten of Arada Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2020-11) Alemayahu, Gashaw; Ashenafi Professor, Mogessie
    Appropriate knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of food safety and water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) positively affect the food security status of HHs and enbles them to protect themselves from foodborne and waterborne illnesses. The objective of this study was to investigate the food security status and KAP of food safety and WASH of HHs in Arada sub-city, woreda 10, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study on food security status, and KAP of food safety and WASH among HHs was conducted. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from a total of 351 randomly selected HHs for questionnaire and 10 key informant interview respondents. Data was analyzed by using STATA for windows version 14.2. Household food insecurity access scale (HIFAS), food safety KAP and WASH KAP were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The majority of the respondents (73.5%) were females and they handled household food and water related activities. Household food insecurity access measurements indicated that only 23% of the sample households were food secure. Of the food insecure HHs, 44.8% were mildly food insecure, 25.4% were moderately food insecure and only 6.8% were severely food insecure. Food handling knowledge, attitude and practice were 38.7%, 91.1%), and 31.8%, respectively. Personal Hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice were 48.9%, 92.4% and 23.8%, respectively. Water Sanitation knowledge, attitude and practice were 26.5%, 75.8% and 48.7%, respectively. Sample HHs had poor positive attitude about water network (23.15%) and have poor water practices (33.51%). The respondents have poor diarrheal cases knowledge (18.47%), attitude (70.37%) and practice (62.12%). They have poor knowledge about toilet (22.22%) and satisfactory attitude (50%) and satisfactory practices (51.91%). The respondents have poor hand washing practices (20%). They have poor shower practice (28.57%) and poor attitudes (25%). Related to the waste management they have poor attitude (23.95%) and practice (31.71%). About 7% of the HHs are food insecure and the HHs have lack of awareness and are not well informed about their responsibility to maintain the hygienic condition related to food handling, hand washing, waste disposal, toilets and showers at the HH level. The study recommends that, strengthen the safety net programe to reduce the number of severly and moderately food insecure HHs. Provide awareness training for HHs related to the proper food handling practices, water sanitation, waste disposal, toilets and showers at the household level and community at large by health extension workers.