Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Iranian people about food safety and hygiene during covid-19 pandemic

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1148 - 9
• Main Authors: Salehi, Ali, Salmani, Fatemeh, Norozi, Ensiyeh, Sadighara, Parisa, Zeinali, Tayebeh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 08-06-2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Attitude; Attitudes; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Factor analysis; Food; Food safety; Health aspects; Hygiene; Infection control; Knowledge; Methods; Pandemics; Practice; Public health; Questionnaires; Reliability analysis; Reliability aspects; Safety; Safety and security measures; Social aspects; Social networks; Validity; Viruses; Iran; Practice; Validity; Food safety; Factor analysis; Attitude; Knowledge
• ISSN: 1471-2458; 1471-2458
• DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13559-1

The objective of this study was to develop a cultural adopted questionnaire for evaluation of knowledge (K), attitude (A) and practice (P) of Iranian population toward food safety during Covid-19.
The study is based on an online questionnaire that filled by 712 Iranians over 16 years old. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and reliability assessment were performed. The construct validity of A and P determined by EFA and confirmed by CFA. Difficulty index was used for K.
The reliability score of questionnaire was satisfactory. The three items of K-A-P questionnaire were significantly associated with the total score of questionnaire. The KAP questionnaire regarding food safety in covid-19 consisted of 27 items multidimensional scale with strong psychometric features. The respondent showed a satisfactory level of KAP during covid-19 pandemics.
The KAP questionnaire regarding food safety in covid-19 is a valid and reliable tool for measurement of knowledge, attitude and practice of people regarding food safety in covid-19.