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040			_aOCLRC
082			_aT 647.94 2025 0122
100			_aCanasio, R-Jay G.
245			_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.
260			_aParañaque City: _bOlivarez College, _c2025.
502			_aUndergraduate thesis
520			_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.
653			_afood safety knowledge.
653			_a self-reported practices.
653			_astreet food handlers.
653			_acarinderias.
653			_ahealth belief model.
653			_aSan Dionisio Paranaque.
653			_afood sanitation program.
700			_aRyes, Kharyll Rocel M.
700			_aSantos, Roland Earl S.
700			_aSaplagio, Ma. Katrina D.
942			_cTHES _jT 647.94 2025 0122
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