A study was conducted to determine personal hygiene knowledge among 25 food handlers at
12 selected primary schools in Klang Valley area, Selangor, Malaysia. A qualitative approach
using in-depth interviews was employed and respondents were selected by a convenience
sampling. The results showed that the respondents had basic knowledge on personal hygiene
practices, mainly on hand washing (30.7%) and glove use (18.7%). The food handlers (90%) practiced various good
hand washing practices, with only 36% did not practice washing hands after eating or drinking.
Most respondents (>70%) practiced glove use, however more than 50% did not wash hands
with every glove change, change gloves when change type of products and after preparing raw
material. The study showed that the food handlers have basic knowledge one good personal
hygiene practices. However, some discrepancies were revealed in the prope