한국생활과학회지 (Korean Journal of Human Ecology)
- 제14권5호
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- Pages.871-881
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- 2005
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- 1226-0851(pISSN)
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- 2234-3768(eISSN)
아동의 식품안전 및 위생에 대한 지식 및 행동 평가
Evaluation of knowledge and behaviors towards food safety and hygiene of children
- Kim, Mee-Ra (Dept. of Food Science & Nutrition, Kyungpook National University) ;
- Kim, Hyo-Chung (Dept. of Family & Consumer Sciences, Inje University)
- 발행 : 2005.10.30
초록
This study examined the children's knowledge and behaviors towards food safety and hygiene. The data were collected from 521 elementary school students in Youngnam region by the self-administered questionnaires. Frequencies and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were conducted by SPSS WINDOWS. The results of the survey were as follows: first, the knowledge level of child towards food safety and hygiene was not that high. Additionally, behavior level was various according to the category of food safety and hygiene. Second, the knowledge and behavior levels for food safety and hygiene were high proportionated to the interest levels for them. Third, there were significant relationships between the knowledge and the behaviors for food safety and hygiene. These results suggest that the education for food safety and hygiene should be performed for the elementary school students to improve the levels of knowledge and behaviors of them.