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<p>Epidemiological studies have shown a high prevalence of foodborne illnesses in urban informal dwellings. The Food Safety Community-Based Education Programme (FSCBEP) plays a pivotal role in changing consumer behaviour within food preparation environments.&#xa0;This study aims to assess the impact of the&#xa0;FSCBEP&#xa0;program on the&#xa0;Food Safety Knowledge (FSK)&#xa0;level of the community members within the peri-urban informal dwelling of Johannesburg.&#xa0;The study used a pretest-post-test design to assess the impact of FSCBEP on the FSK level of the community members. The population of this study was the female community members in an informal dwelling in the Daveyton community, Ekurhuleni Municipality, Gauteng Province. A voluntary sampling design was used to select the 40 community members who participated in the study. An FSCBEP was conducted using a peer interactive approach. The questionnaire with four critical aspects of food safety questions was used in the pretest-post-test sessions. Data are presented as mean values and standard deviation (SD) for numerical and normally distributed data or as frequency and percentage (%) for categorical data. The pretest-post-test FSK levels were evaluated using a t-test to check the significance levels. Before FSCBEP, the community members had a moderate FSK level, with the percentage of correct answers ranging from a minimum of 14% to a maximum of 84%. Post FSCBEP, the mean FSK level increased from 55.57 ± 21.83 to 91.31 ± 2.79. When comparing the pre-test and post-test scores, t-test analysis showed a significant difference in the FSK level&#xa0;(t = 0.000).</p>

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The Impact of the Food Safety Community Based Education Programme (FSCBEP) on the Food Safety Knowledge (FSK) level of Johannesburg's Peri-Urban Dwellers

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    2025年8月13日

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  • Tendaiishe Berejena,
  • Florence Malongane

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Epidemiological studies have shown a high prevalence of foodborne illnesses in urban informal dwellings. The Food Safety Community-Based Education Programme (FSCBEP) plays a pivotal role in changing consumer behaviour within food preparation environments. This study aims to assess the impact of the FSCBEP program on the Food Safety Knowledge (FSK) level of the community members within the peri-urban informal dwelling of Johannesburg. The study used a pretest-post-test design to assess the impact of FSCBEP on the FSK level of the community members. The population of this study was the female community members in an informal dwelling in the Daveyton community, Ekurhuleni Municipality, Gauteng Province. A voluntary sampling design was used to select the 40 community members who participated in the study. An FSCBEP was conducted using a peer interactive approach. The questionnaire with four critical aspects of food safety questions was used in the pretest-post-test sessions. Data are presented as mean values and standard deviation (SD) for numerical and normally distributed data or as frequency and percentage (%) for categorical data. The pretest-post-test FSK levels were evaluated using a t-test to check the significance levels. Before FSCBEP, the community members had a moderate FSK level, with the percentage of correct answers ranging from a minimum of 14% to a maximum of 84%. Post FSCBEP, the mean FSK level increased from 55.57 ± 21.83 to 91.31 ± 2.79. When comparing the pre-test and post-test scores, t-test analysis showed a significant difference in the FSK level (t = 0.000).