Assessment of Health and Safety Information Seeking Behaviour of Women Food Vendors at Kamanga Fish Market’ in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Mtana, Joyce Gabriel (2022) Assessment of Health and Safety Information Seeking Behaviour of Women Food Vendors at Kamanga Fish Market’ in Mwanza, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

Microsoft Word - Submitted Version Download (3MB)

Abstract

This study assessed the health and safety information-seeking behaviour of women food vendors at Kamanga fish market. The study had four specific objectives which were to assess the level of awareness on the availability of health and safety information among Kamanga Fish Market women food vendors; to explore health and safety information needs of women food vendors at Kamanga fish market. Others were to identify sources of health and safety information available and accessible by women food vendors at Kamanga fish market as well as to identify challenges facing women food vendors in seeking health and safety information. Questionnaire and interview guide were used to collect data from women food vendors and leaders of the Kamanga fish market. A sample of 72 respondents comprising 69 women food vendors and 3 leaders were included in the study. Data was analysed qualitatively and quantitatively. The study findings showed that the level to which women food vendors were aware of health and safety information was high and, in this respect, both health and safety information such as information about nutrition and possible hazards respectively were revealed. Furthermore, available and accessible health and safety information sources found out in this study were dominated by physical media rather than electronic ones whereas language barrier, lack of appropriate skills for seeking the information as well as low literacy level were noted. Keywords: Health and Safety Information, Information-Seeking Behaviour, Women, Women Food Vendors.

Actions (login required)

View Item