Food safety risk factors associated with chicken consumption and chicken handling practices in Accra, Ghana
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This study was conducted to evaluate the risk factors associated with chicken consumption and chicken handling practices in Accra, Ghana. A questionnaire was used to conduct face-to-face interviews with 470 consumers. Respondents who scored ≥ 70 of the maximum possible score were categorized as having good food safety practices. Respondents generally had poor food safety practices with a mean score of 19.50 ± 4.11 (1.9%). Significant food safety gaps identified include packaging freshly dressed chicken meat with other grocery items in the same bag and storing fresh chicken meat on upper shelves of refrigerators. The majority (89.3%) of respondents reported washing fresh chicken before cooking. Respondent's level of education (P-value=0.009) and income (P-value=0.012) were significantly associated with their food safety practice score. The results show that there is a need to educate consumers on safe chicken handling practices through proper labelling warnings, and community food safety training programs.
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Among 10 studies, the proportion of female participants was notably higher than males.
“Among the 10 studies [48,49,53,56,59,62,63,66,68,69] the proportion of female participants was notably higher than the males.”
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One study examined food safety practices alone.
“Nine studies [48,50,56,57,59,60,61,62,65] focused exclusively on food safety knowledge or awareness, and one study [66] examined food safety practices alone.”
From Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Urban Consumers in Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries (LLMICs): A Scoping Review (2026) · cites this paper as [66]
Other studies commonly reported high-risk behaviours, including improper storage, unsafe thawing, and poor cleaning of food contact surfaces.
“Other studies commonly reported high-risk behaviours, including improper storage, unsafe thawing, and poor cleaning of food contact surfaces [66,69,72].”
From Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Urban Consumers in Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries (LLMICs): A Scoping Review (2026) · cites this paper as [66]
Most of these studies (n = 9) described practices as poor or unsatisfactory.
“Most of these studies (n = 9) described practices as poor or unsatisfactory [51,52,53,54,55,64,66,69,72].”
From Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Urban Consumers in Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries (LLMICs): A Scoping Review (2026) · cites this paper as [66]
Nine studies reported exclusively on knowledge and awareness, while only one study measured practices in isolation.
“Nine studies reported exclusively on knowledge and awareness, while only one study [66] measured practices in isolation.”
From Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Urban Consumers in Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries (LLMICs): A Scoping Review (2026) · cites this paper as [66]
Income level was a significant predictor of food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices in some studies, particularly in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Ghana.
“Income level was also a significant predictor in some studies, particularly in Nigeria [48], Ethiopia [52], and Ghana [51,66]”
From Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Urban Consumers in Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries (LLMICs): A Scoping Review (2026) · cites this paper as [66]
Evidence from studies in Ethiopia, India, and Ghana showed that higher household income was positively associated with at least one component of food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
“Evidence from studies, for example, conducted in Ethiopia [52], India [61], and Ghana [66] showed that higher household income was positively associated with at least one component of food safety KAP.”
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- Authors
- Ovai, B., Kunadu, A. P.-H., Gake, N., Doku, C., & Otwey, R. Y.
- Affiliations
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Corresponding author
- Kunadu, Angela Parry-Hanson
- Venue
- Scientific African
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-07
- Volume
- 16
- Pages
- e01263
- ISSN
- 2468-2276 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4283465146
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4
- FWCI
- 0.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Scientific African (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- International Foundation for Science (E/5890-1, I-3-E-5890-2)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Safety and Hygiene
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Keywords
- food safety, chicken consumption, food safety risk factors, food safety education, household food storage, education and income, Accra, Ghana
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