02741nam a22002777a 450000100060000000300060000600500170001200800410002904000100007008200230008010000220010324502680012526000510039350200250044452017290046965300270219865300300222565300260225565300170228165300250229865300280232365300290235170000270238070000270240770000290243416939OCLRC20260731013049.0260622t        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aOCLRC  aT 647.94 2025 0122  aCanasio, R-Jay G.  aPerception of food safety knowledge and self-reported practices of street food handlers in San Dionisio:ban enhance food safety and sanitation program of food handlers/cR-Jay G. Canasio, Kharyll Rocel M. Santos, Roland Earl S. Santos, & Ma. Katrina D. Saplagio.  aParañaque City:bOlivarez College,c2025.  aUndergraduate thesis  aStreet food vending,particularly through carinderias, is a vital part of the Philippine food industry, providing affordable meals to many but posing significant food safety challenges due to limited regulatory oversight and potential risk of foodborne illnesses in the community. This study investigates the food safety knowledge and self-reported practices of street food handlers in San Dionisio, Paranaque, framed by the health Belief Model (HBM) constructs: perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy. Using a quantitative cross-sectional design and census sampling of all 69 registered carinderias, data were collected through a structured Likert-scale questionnaire adapted from Rustia et al. (2019). Descriptive statistics, normality tests, and non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis tests were applied due to non-normal data distribution. Results showed a predominantly female (72.9%), Generation X (45.7%), high school-educated (51.4%) workforce in small-scale operation (61.4% with 1-3 employees). Food safety knowledge was high across HBM constructs (weighted means 3.62- 3.76), yet significant differences appeared in perceived severity by gender (p=0.049), self-efficacy by year of birth (p=0.023) and educational attainment (p=0.021), and self-reported practices by gender (p=0.049) and year of birth (p=0.021), with no differences by years of operation or number of employees. These findings highlight the need for tailored training programs to address demographic variations, strengthen self-efficacy, close any residual knowledge gaps, and promote consistent safe practices,ultimately reducing foodborne illness risks and enhancing public health in the local community.  afood safety knowledge.  a self-reported practices.  astreet food handlers.  acarinderias.  ahealth belief model.  aSan Dionisio Paranaque.  afood sanitation program.  aRyes, Kharyll Rocel M.  aSantos, Roland Earl S.  aSaplagio, Ma. Katrina D.