Self-reported association and determinants of KAP on food safety and hygiene among Private University Students in Kedah state, Malaysia

Abstract

Food safety and hygiene (FS&H) is important in defining global public health, as millions suffer or die consuming contaminated food due to food-borne diseases or illnesses and many are hospitalized.1–3 World Health Organization (WHO), (2007) identified food-borne disease outbreaks and epidemics as major global health threats in the twenty-first century, among both, developed and developing countries.4