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Street vendors in Patna, India: understanding the socio-economic profile, livelihood and hygiene practices
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posted on 2016-12-01, 00:00 authored by Fiona McKayFiona McKay, A Singh, S Singh, S Good, Richard OsborneStreet food vending is fundamental to daily life in many low and middle income countries where much of the urban population rely on food provided by street vendors. While street vendors are known to be important providers of food; limited research has investigated vendor's hygiene practices and their socioeconomic circumstances in India. The aims of this study were to investigate the hygienic practices of food vendors and the context of their socioeconomic and living circumstances. Structured interviews were conducted with 31 street food vendors in Patna, India. The interviews explored issues around vending, hygiene practices, planning, and financial stability. Findings from this study indicate that food vendors are aware of good basic hygiene practices despite having low levels of literacy, low incomes, and limited job security.
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Food controlVolume
70Pagination
281 - 285Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0956-7135Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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