Health practices among street vendors in Roxas night market
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2019-10Author
Lao, Marichu I.
Oliva, Lexy E.
Padrogane, Karen Ann B.
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The study aims to reveal the health practices of the street vendors in
Roxas Night Market as their goods are of public consumption. We interviewed
a total of fifty respondents during the dry-run. A survey was done on one
hundred street vendors during the dry-run process using a self-made
questionnaire to determine their practices on proper food preparation/handling,
transport, and storage. Their demographic profile was also analyzed. Each
respondent signed informed consent. ANOVA was used to determine any
significant difference in terms of proper food preparation/handling, storage,
and transport when analyzed according to their demographic profile. A T-test
was utilized to identify any significant difference in their practice of proper
food preparation/handling, transportation, and storage when analyzed by two
choices, only such as their gender and health certification. Results showed a
significant difference in proper food preparation/handling, transport, and
storage according to their educational attainment, the number of years as
vendors, monthly income, gender, and health certificate. Age made no
significant difference. Based on the results generated, the researchers proposed
several recommendations, to name a few: there must be an available
handwashing area so that the street vendors can often wash their hands. A
health certificate must comply with the City Health Office as well as proper
monitoring must be implemented to make sure no 18 years and below is
working, and for the future researchers, include microbial analysis on the street
foods as well the cooking equipment.
Keywords: Health Practices, Preparation/Handling, Storage, Transport