Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards food safety amongst school children, food handlers and consumers: protocol for a pre-post longitudinal study in North East India
The study is expected to enhance knowledge and promote sustainable hygiene practices among participants, reduce high-risk behaviors, and foster community-level dissemination of food safety knowledge. Findings will contribute to evidence-based policymaking and support the development of a Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) model for food safety. Insights from this pilot study will provide an adaptable framework to generate food safety awareness data in other regions with diverse cultural and geographical contexts. The mobile app developed for this KAP study will act as a 'scalable tool' by enabling field workers to efficiently collect and submit standardized KAP data across diverse settings, thereby improving consistency and moderating the logistical burden often associated with such large-scale field surveys. If effective, the app can support data collection nationwide, extending its utility beyond North East India.
Authors
- Swagnik Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8087-969X)
- Tapan Majumdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5375-133X)
- Raj Kumar Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4649-2015)
- Madhuchhanda Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3024-4118)
- Wihiwot Valarie Lyngdoh
- Rajkumari Mandakini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8368-1619)
- Indira Sarangthem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-5282)
- Prasanta Kumar Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3833-5116)
- Karma G. Dolma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7007-0774)
- Hosterson Kylla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2601-6743)
- Suranjana Chaliha Hazarika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8704-8054)
- Thandavarayan Ramamurthy
- T. K. Dutta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4718-3257)
- Samaresh Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2297-1579)
- Shalony Roy
- D.R. Modi
- Megongusie Meru
- Rashmi Savant
Institutions
- Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (IN)
- Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- Mizoram University (IN)
- North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (IN)
- Indian Council of Medical Research (IN)
- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department (IN)
- Institute of Bio-Resources and Sustainable Development (IN)
- Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research Hospital (IN)
- Agartala Government Medical College (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh (IN)
- Central Agricultural University (IN)
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (IN)
- Sikkim Manipal University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1643443
- Primary Topic
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Indian Council of Medical Research