Food Safety and Wash Kap and Household Food Security among Mothers of Under-Five Children in Urban Injibara and Rural Kessa, Awi Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
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2020-11
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Addis Ababa University
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Food safety problems, globally, resulted in illness of 600 million people death of 420,000 every years.
Safe drinking water and basic sanitation are crucial to the preservation of human health, especially
of children. This study assessed Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of mothers of under-five
children in Urban Injibara and Rural Kessa on Food Safety and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
(WASH) and evaluated household food access. A cross sectional study was performed during March
to April 2020 across an urban Injibara and rural Kessa. A total of 235 mothers of under-five children
were considered in this study. A modified version of previously validated questionnaire was used to
gather information on socio-demographics, food handling, water sanitation, personal hygiene,
existing water and sanitation facilities, water storage and treatment practices, waste disposal and
hand washing practices. Household food access was also additionally evaluated using (HFIAS). Data
was analyzed by using SPSS version 22 through descriptive and inferential statistics. Among the
mothers, those aged 20 -40 years made up around 70% in rural and urban kebeles. There was high
proportion of food secure (36% and 11%), mildly food insecure (38% and 46%) in urban than rural
kebeles. Regarding HFIAS difference between urban and rural households was not significant
(p>0.1). Average knowledge regarding food handling was low both in urban (30%) and rural (22%)
settings. Knowledge of personal hygiene was also very low for urban (25%) and rural households
(21%). Average water sanitation knowledge was also low (15% and 23% for urban and rural
households, respectively. Average positive attitude was also low both in the urban (36%) and rural
(32%) settings. Similarly attitude towards personal hygiene was also low (44% and 39% of urban
and rural respondents, respectively). Rural households (81%) practiced mainly open defecation.
Generally present study showed poor knowledge negative attitude and poor practice on food
handling, personal hygiene water sanitation and WASH both in urban and rural settings. Regarding
household food access difference between urban and rural households was not significant. Safe
practice of water, sanitation and hygiene among mothers were affected by their education level and
income.
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knowledge, attitude, practice, food safety, water, sanitation, hygiene, food access