Abstract:
Strengthening food safety in household level is a major concern in today’s world. It is arguing
that, having an awareness, attitudes on food safety and better hygienic food practices followed
by the individual households are important for the healthy life style, as it is directly affecting on
the incidences of many diseases prevalent in the society. Therefore, this study aimed to examine
the impact of individual awareness, attitude and practices on household food safety by focusing
on the Kegalle district. To achieve this objective a quantitative study was undertaken by
employing both descriptive and inferential statistics using a household survey. A sample of 90
households were taken from three divisional secretariat divisions in Kegalle district. Data was
collected through well-structured questionnaire and analyzed using correlation and regression
analysis. Reliability analysis was conducted to measure the validity of the instrument. The
descriptive results have shown that response was in a satisfactory level related to awareness
(mean of 5.1), attitudes (mean of 4.6) and practices (mean of 5.1). According to the regression
results, awareness and practices have significant relationships with the household food safety.
However, attitude has not shown significant impact on household food safety. Overall, this study
concludes that householders’ awareness and practices have a significant impact on household
food safety. Findings of this study will be useful for academics for the development of future
works in the field of food safety.
