Examining Boarding School Foodservice Satisfaction and Patronage of Sources of Meals

ABSTRACT

This study examined the determinants of dining hall meal satisfaction and the effect of overall satisfaction on patronage of sources of meals among senior high school boarders in Ghana. A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 400 students in two senior high schools. Mann Whitney and Kruskal Wallis tests and Multiple Regression were the data analytical tools. More than half of the sampled students were dissatisfied with their dining hall meals. Food taste, quality of food and variety of meals were the key predictors of overall meal satisfaction. Overall foodservice satisfaction was related to patronage of sources of meals.

KEYWORDS:

• school foodservice
• satisfaction
• patronage
• sources of meals
• senior high schools
• Ghana

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