Effect of Health Education on Knowledge and Attitudes of Students in Adekunle Ajasin University toward Street Food Consumption

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of health education on the knowledge and attitudes of students in Adekunle Ajasin University toward street food consumption. For this investigation, a quasi-experimental design, which adopts the use of an experimental group and a control group, was used. All Adekunle Ajasin University undergraduates made up the study's population. 50 respondents were selected through multi-stage sampling techniques. There were two instruments utilised. A well-structured questionnaire titled “Students’ Knowledge and Attitude toward Street Food Consumption (SKASFC)” and lecture notes were used as treatment. Data collected were analysed with mean, standard deviation, and t-test at 0.05 significance level. The study revealed that the health education has a significant effect on the knowledge (t.cal = 18.661, p < 0.00) and attitude (t.cal = 20.911, p < 0.00) of students in the study area toward street food consumption. Therefore, health education seminars should be organised by the school management for students in order to improve knowledge, attitude, and practice towards street food safety.