Knowledge, attitude, and practice of students on food waste management in dormitories at Central Luzon State University
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2023
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Patricia Angela P. Borja, Kassen Ray A. Leabres, Rendell L. Marzan & Villareal, Marck neil L
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This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices of students on food waste management in dormitories at Central Luzon State University. The results of the assessment were used as baseline for formulation of strategies and guidelines. A total of three hundred twelve students living in dormitories were selected using stratified systematic sampling technique. Data were collected using self-structured and modified questionnaire with Cronbach's Alpha at 0.70 to determine the association among variables. The respondents had a high level of knowledge, high positive attitude and good practice on food waste management. The results highlighted the two variables associated with the socio-demographic profile of the respondents. First, the association between sex and knowledge had a p-value of 0.0026. Second, the association of age and attitude had a p value of 0.0056. However, the result revealed that there was no association between age, sex, name or number of dormitory and the practices of students on food waste management. The result of the study indicated the need for a seminar on food waste management in which CLSU dormitories could work together to address the rapidly growing problem of food waste as well as improve food waste management.