ABSTRACT The study investigated the food handling practices of the street food vendors in Koforidua and how their practices affect the safety of the food before consumption, and consumers knowledge of food-borne diseases. The study was a descriptive survey and a sample of one hundred and fifty respondents made up of fifty food vendors and one hundred consumers were purposively and conveniently sampled respectively for the study. The data gathered was analyzed using SPSS Version 17 and convert...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the food handling practices of the street food vendors in Koforidua and how their practices affect the safety of the food before consumption, and consumers knowledge of food-borne diseases. The study was a descriptive survey and a sample of one hundred and fifty respondents made up of fifty food vendors and one hundred consumers were purposively and conveniently sampled respectively for the study. The data gathered was analyzed using SPSS Version 17 and ...
ABSTRACT The study assesses the nutritional status of pregnant women in Odorkor. It was designed to specifically assess the knowledge of pregnant women with regards to the nutritional requirements during pregnancy, identify the frequency of various nutritional intake among pregnant women, inquire into the effect of malnutrition among pregnant women and identify measures to improve the nutritional status of pregnant women in Odorkor. The study was designed as a quantitative survey. The study...
ABSTRACT Adolescent pregnancy among the youth is alarming and has become more or less a fact of life in different parts of the country most especially the central part of Ghana. The purpose of this study was to investigate the dietary practices of pregnant adolescents in the Effutu Municipality, Winneba, Ghana. A survey research design was employed in this study. The target population being all pregnant adolescents in the Effutu Municipality. Purposive sampling technique was used to se...