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    Food hygiene knowledge in adolescents and young adults

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    Authors
    Mullan, Barbara
    Wong, C.
    Todd, J.
    Davis, E.
    Kothe, E.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Mullan, B. and Wong, C. and Todd, J. and Davis, E. and Kothe, E. 2015. Food hygiene knowledge in adolescents and young adults. British Food Journal. 117 (1): pp. 50-61.
    Source Title
    British Food Journal
    DOI
    10.1108/BFJ-03-2013-0060
    ISSN
    0007-070X
    School
    School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
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    This article is © 2014 Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here - http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au/R. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28234
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to utilise the comprehensive Food Safety Knowledge Instrument to compare food hygiene knowledge across a population of high school and university students in Australia and the UK. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 475 students from secondary schools and universities in Australia and the UK took part in a survey, which included a Food Safety Knowledge Instrument and demographic items. Findings – Food safety knowledge was generally very low. High school students had a mean score of only 38 per cent, while university students just reached a “pass” with a mean of 54 per cent. Demographics accounted for 41 per cent of variance in food knowledge scores. Female gender, being at university rather than high school, and living out of home rather than with parents were associated with greater food knowledge. Residing in Australia rather than the UK and being older were also associated with greater knowledge; however, these findings were subsumed by education group. Socio-economic status was not a significant predictor of food knowledge. Practical implications – Identifying demographic and cultural differences in food knowledge can help to identify at-risk populations to better target in theory and knowledge-based interventions. Originality/value – This study is the first to apply the knowledge instrument in an Australian population. Understanding the baseline knowledge in this population is an important first step at developing effective interventions for food safety.

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