Food safety knowledge, attitude and self-reported practice of secondary school students in Beijing, China: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: In China, food safety problems have occurred frequently in the past ten years, causing great concern for the public. Adolescents, with higher exposure to problematic food, represent a unique target for interventions aimed at risk reduction. To understand their food safety knowledge, attitude and practice, a cross-sectional survey using paper questionnaire was carried out among 4,220 students (median age of 14 years, 50.3% females) from nine secondary schools in 3 districts of Beijing. The findings showed that the majority of respondents (42.0%) had a high knowledge level. Significant association was found between food safety knowledge score (median = 11, IQR:9-13) and demographic characteristics of region, school type, residence type, habit of smoking and alcohol use, academic record and p

SUBMITTER: Cheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5667794 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature