Table 7.
Association between food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices scores and general characteristics of university students.
| Character | Good KAP* | Poor KAP | P-value** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 411 (23.6%) | 1328 (76.4%) | P = 0.168 |
| Mean ± SD | 21.39 ± 1.80 | 21.22 ± 1.76 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 98 (5.6%) | 473 (27.2%) | P <0.001 |
| Female | 313 (18.0%) | 855 (49.2%) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 372 (21.4%) | 1258 (72.3%) | P = 0.002 |
| Married | 39 (2.2%) | 70 (4.0%) | |
| University type | |||
| Public | 235 (13.5%) | 771 (44.3%) | P = 0.752 |
| Private | 176 (10.1%) | 557 (32.0%) | |
| College | |||
| Humanities | 125 (7.2%) | 434 (25.0%) | P = 0.117 |
| Scientific | 150 (8.6%) | 525 (30.2%) | |
| Health | 136 (7.8%) | 369 (21.2%) | |
| University degree | |||
| Bachelors | 365 (21.0%) | 1239 (71.2%) | P = 0.003 |
| Masters | 46 (2.6%) | 85 (4.9%) | |
| Doctorate | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (0.2%) | |
| Year of study | |||
| First | 88 (5.1%) | 251 (14.4%) | P = 0.625 |
| Second | 66 (3.8%) | 231 (13.3%) | |
| Third | 95 (5.5%) | 297 (17.1%) | |
| Fourth | 114 (6.6%) | 399 (22.9%) | |
| Fifth | 37 (2.1%) | 102 (5.9%) | |
| Sixth | 11 (0.6%) | 48 (2.8%) | |
| Living with | |||
| Family | 372 (21.4%) | 1178 (67.7%) | P = 0.404 |
| Roommate | 14 (0.8%) | 66 (3.8%) | |
| Alone | 25 (1.4%) | 84 (4.8%) | |
| Employment | |||
| Do not work | 299 (17.2%) | 1047 (60.2%) | P = 0.004 |
| Full time work | 43 (2.5%) | 139 (7.9%) | |
| Part time work | 69 (4.0%) | 142 (8.2%) | |
| Monthly expenses | |||
| <100 JD | 190 (10.9%) | 655 (37.7%) | P = 0.533 |
| 100–300 JD | 175 (10.1%) | 528 (30.4%) | |
| >300 JD | 46 (2.6%) | 145 (8.3%) | |
| Self-rating of food safety knowledge | |||
| Excellent | 64 (3.7%) | 144 (8.3%) | P <0.001 |
| Very good | 181 (10.4%) | 444 (25.5%) | |
| Good | 152 (8.7%) | 616 (35.4%) | |
| Weak | 12 (0.7%) | 110 (6.3%) | |
| Very weak | 2 (0.1%) | 14 (0.8%) | |
| Source of food safety information | |||
| Courses/workshops | 103 (5.9%) | 186 (10.7%) | P <0.001 |
| Family | 73 (4.2%) | 315 (18.1%) | |
| Friends | 1 (0.1%) | 25 (1.4%) | |
| Healthcare professional | 28 (1.6%) | 57 (3.3%) | |
| Social media | 35 (2.0%) | 132 (7.6%) | |
| Internet | 165 (9.5%) | 587 (33.8%) | |
| Others* | 6 (0.3%) | 26 (1.5%) | |
| Preparing/helping in preparing food | |||
| Yes | 355 (20.4%) | 1098 (63.1%) | P = 0.077 |
| No | 56 (3.2%) | 230 (13.2%) | |
*
Good KAP score: >50% of the questions were answered correctly.
**
Significance level at P < 0.05.