Food Security Status, Food Safety and Water Sanitation and Hygiene of Households in Woreda Ten of Arada Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2020-11
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
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.
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Knowledge, attitude, practice, food safety, food security, WASH