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Consumer Knowledge and Attitudes about Information on Food Labels for Packaged Foods in Rural and Urban Areas in Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS) District

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/easjnfs.2022.v04i05.005
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Background: Access to packaged foods is improving, but attitude and knowledge about the labels on packaged food are still low. Research Objective: Research Objective was to determine the correlation between consumer knowledge and attitudes about information on food labels for packaged foods in rural and urban areas in Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS) District. Method: Method is cross sectional. This research conducted from June - October 2021. Subjects were taken using the quota sampling. Total subjects 200 people. The inclusion criteria used; men or women who often buy packaged food at the kios selected as the research site, male or female (age 15–55 years), physically and mentally healthy, domiciled in the research area, and want to become Subjects. The Research Locations were in urban and rural. Data Collection used was a questionnaire.The questionnaire used has been tested for validity and reliability. Data Analysis: Frequency distribution is used in univariate to analysis subjects' demography, knowledge, and attitudes. Chi square test to analysis determine the correlation between consumer knowledge and attitudes about information on food labels. Results: 45.5% of consumers have less knowledge. Depending on live area, 33.5% in rural and 27.5% of urban have less knowledge. Attitudes about information on food labels for packaged foods of consumers 36% have enough attitude. Depending on live area, 54% in rural and 53% of urban have enough attitude. Chi square test there is acorelation between knowledge and attitude about information on food labels for packaged foods p = 0.00 <0.05. Conclusion: There is acorelation between knowledge and attitude about information on food labels for packaged foods.

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