Abstract:
Street food is any ready to eat food or beverage sold and sometimes prepared in outdoor
public spaces which may include streets, squares, parks, open-air markets, and others by
vendors or cooks on the move (hawkers) or stationary. Food and water-borne diarrheal
diseases are estimated to cause between 450,000–700,000 deaths in Africa annually. This
study adopted a quantitative and qualitative research approach using structured
questionnaires with predetermined responses and Likert scale in the data collection and
analysis. The non-probability sampling technique specifically convenience sampling was
used to collect data from customers. Hence, 100 stationary street food vendors in Nima Mamobi which is located in the capital city of Ghana were purposively selected to
participate in the study using the Yamane formula. The target population for a survey is
the entire set of units for which the survey data are to be used to make inferences. The
data collection instrument is a questionnaire divided into sections a, b, c, and d. The
analysis and debate are presented in this chapter. To answer the research questions, the
discussion was done about the review of literature in chapter two. As a result, the study's
findings were compared to the relevant ideas and concepts presented in the literature
review. The findings are divided into eight sections, each of which focuses on one of the
research issues. The study recommends that the waste management services should also
be checked for punctuality and regularity, Owners of stray animals should be given
occasional cautions and their animals given limited access to certain parts of the twin
towns, there should also be research to determine the quality of food and water available
at these vending areas. It was then concluded that the people of Nima – Mamobi did not
express much knowledge about food safety practices as they did not perform proper
sanitary practices.
