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This study aims to assess the household food-handling practices of adult women in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, and to examine associated factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from May 20 to June 19, 2024, and 636 women were randomly selected to participate. Data on socio-demographic, behavioral, and environmental factors were collected using a standardized, pretested questionnaire. Composite indices for knowledge, attitude, and practice were created, with scores of 70% or higher considered good performance. Both binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. To assess model fit, we used the Hosmer-Lemeshow test, which yielded a p-value of 0.72, and calculated the variance inflation factor, which was less than 2.5.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 53.8% of individuals (95% CI: 49.9\u201357.6) handled food safely. Good practice was significantly associated with higher education (AOR: 4.22, 95% CI: 2.11\u20138.44), marriage (AOR: 4.25, 95% CI: 2.05\u20138.79), good knowledge (AOR: 2.30, 95% CI: 1.49\u20133.54), a positive attitude (AOR: 2.52, 95% CI: 1.23\u20135.16), and access to proper food-handling information (AOR: 3.25, 95% CI: 1.90\u20135.56).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Although more than half had good food-handling practices, substantial gaps remain in knowledge, attitudes, and environmental conditions. Improving women\u2019s access to food-handling information and strengthening behavioral change interventions are suggested.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/11786302261479216","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,20]],"date-time":"2026-08-20T09:54:26Z","timestamp":1787219666000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Household Food Handling Practices and Associated Factors Among Adult Women in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study Design"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8780-4866","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mengesha","family":"Genet","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Gondar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Asmamaw","family":"Malede","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Gondar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jember","family":"Azanaw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Gondar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zemenu","family":"Wubie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Gondar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Getasew","family":"Yirdaw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Debre Markos University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amanuel","family":"Mengistu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Gondar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gebre","family":"Dagnew","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Gondar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lamrot","family":"Yohannes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Gondar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Danel","family":"Asefa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Gondar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,20]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_3_8_2_2","first-page":"29","article-title":"Foodborne Diseases: Common Pathogens and Prevention Strategies","volume":"5","author":"Galyon F","year":"2026","unstructured":"Galyon F. 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