GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

The study investigated the strategies for enhancing hygienic practices among food vendors in Primary schools in Uyo local government area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Two research questions and a null hypothesis guided the study. Descriptive survey was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised all vendors and all primary school heads in Uyo. A sample of 185 respondents was drawn for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire developed by the researcher. Cronbach alpha method was used in estimating the internal consistency of the instrument and a reliability of .76 was obtained. Mean score and t-score were used to present the data. The findings of the study revealed, among other things, that hygienic practices needed by the vendors include: wearing clean clothes, aprons and caps. It was recommended, among others, that hygienic practices and instructional material should be developed for food vendors in schools.