Street vended foods are developed in West African countries offering a variety of meals to populations. Attiéké is a local popular street vended food widely consumed in Burkina
Faso. Street food vending is operated by actors without knowledge of good hygienic practices leading to foodborne infections. Therefore, this study was carried out to
investigate on behaviors of vendors and consumers of attiéké in three main cities of Burkina Faso. Surveys were performed on vending sites with face-to-face interviews of
300 vendors and 500 consumers. The results revealed the major presence of women (88.67%) in attiéké vending in public areas. Most vendors (68%) do not respect good
hygienic practices during food handling. In addition, consumers, mostly consisted of men (57.40%) are not aware of vending conditions and even less of their own hygienic
behavior. Regarding the socio-economic importance of attiéké and its role in foodborne illnesses, vendors should be regularly trained and retrained to prevent foodborne disease
outbreaks. Similarly, this sector needs to be better organized, by using a holistic that involves all the actors.

Attiéké, Seller, Consumer, Good hygienic practices, Street food, Burkina Faso