Status of food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices of caregivers of children in northern Uganda

The safety of homemade weaning foods in low- and middle-income countries is great concern as rural households have limited access to standardized commercial foods. In the Acholi subregion Uganda, complementary are locally produced. However, there information on Food knowledge (FSK), food attitude (FSA), hygiene practices (FHP) caregivers. This study examined knowledge, attitude, caregivers children 6–23 months age Amuru Nwoya districts, Northern between March 2019 June 2019. A cross-sectional was conducted involving 180 Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires focus group discussions analyzed descriptive statistics, multivariate binary logistic regression, thematic content analysis. Caregivers had sufficient FSK (74.1%) positive FSA (68.1%). only 17.6% them adhered FHP. Frequency training (p = .041) with who suffered from foodborne illness .001) significantly predicted FSK. Conversely, both by gender roles decision-making household income .006) older .041). significant correlation observed (r .406, p .000). major barriers adherence FHP inadequate sanitation facilities caregiver's workload. overall nontranslation into proper calls for future intervention harness sociodemographic factors that influence address among