Objective To study the status of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) on food safety among college students in Suzhou, and to provide scientific evidence for food safety education and explore effective method and style of health education.
Methods A KAP questionnaire about food safety was designed and a related interview was conducted among 1 300 college students in Suzhou.
Results The average score of food safety knowledge was 45.34& #177;4.80. There were statistically differences among students with different origins and total expenses per month. The college students reported a positive attitude to food safety education. Specifically, the average score of food safety attitude among medical students was higher than that of nonmedical students. Food safety education was regarded necessary by 55.10% college students. Some bad habits of food consumption existed among the college students. Internet, television, and magazines were the main sources to botain information on food safety.
Conclusion Although the college students generally concern about food safety, the food safety protection consciousness still need to be strengthened due to their low food safety awareness. So it is necessary to carry out food safety education among college students to help them obtain more food safety knowledge, improve food safety consciousness, and get rid of bad habits.
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