Open AccessFood-Handling Practices and Environmental Factors Associated With Food Contamination Among Street Food Vendors in Nairobi County, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Emmah Nyambura Kariuki,
Zipporah Ng’ang’a,
Peter Wanzala
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
east african health research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2520-5285
pISSN - 2520-5277
DOI - 10.24248/eahrj-d-16-00382
Subject(s) - toilet , sanitation , environmental health , contamination , food contaminant , contaminated food , hand washing , toxicology , medicine , hygiene , business , environmental science , environmental engineering , biology , ecology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology
Lack of adequate sanitation and refuse disposal facilities are among the factors found to contribute to food contamination among street food vendors. Most vending facilities are near crowded places, such as bus terminals or markets to attract consumers, and the few basic amenities, such as toilets, are inadequate. The objective of the study was to determine which sanitation practices were associated with food contamination in Githurai and Gikomba markets in Nairobi County.