en تخصصي Special مقاله اصیل Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="fontstyle0">Background: </span><span class="fontstyle2">The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affects several aspects of food safety and food delivery hygiene for online food delivery applications (OFDAs). Several previous studies conducted at various times during the COVID-19 pandemic have yielded interesting results. This study aimed to determine and analyze whether perceptions of food safety and food delivery hygiene are short-term and long-term predictors of behavioral intention to use OFDAs.</span><br> <span class="fontstyle0">Methods: </span><span class="fontstyle2">A quantitative approach and structural modeling were used in this study. SmartPLS is used to analyze five direct and two mediating effects of the variables used in this study. The data sample consists of OFDA users in Greater Jakarta during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.</span><br> <span class="fontstyle0">Results: </span><span class="fontstyle2">Perceived food safety has a significant effect on behavioral intention to use these applications but does not affect behavioral intention to continue using these applications. Perceived food delivery hygiene does not influence using these apps for either short-term or long-term behavioral purposes. Experience with these apps related to food safety and food delivery hygiene during a pandemic can be indicative of their long-term viability. The mediating effect of behavioral intention to use on behavioral intention to continue using these apps affects perceived food safety but not food delivery hygiene.</span><br> <span class="fontstyle0">Conclusion: </span><span class="fontstyle2">By emphasizing vaccination and boosting against COVID-19, providing hand sanitizer, and preserving the cleanliness and integrity of food packaging, the findings of this study can be put into practice towards the sustainable usage of OFDAs.</span><br> <br> &nbsp;</div> Food safety, Food hygiene, Food packaging, COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 249 259 http://ehemj.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-311&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Michael Christian Michael Christian 100319475328460013482 100319475328460013482 Yes Corresponding author: Department of Management, Universitas Bunda Mulia, Jakarta, Indonesia Suryo Wibowo suryowibowojkt@yahoo.com 100319475328460013483 100319475328460013483 No Department of Biomedical and Bioengineering, Indonesia International Institute for Life Sciences, Jakarta, Indonesia Henilia Yulita henilia.yulita@gmail.com 100319475328460013484 100319475328460013484 No Department of Communication Studies, Universitas Bunda Mulia, Jakarta, Indonesia Rima Melati rimamelatidr@yahoo.co.id 100319475328460013485 100319475328460013485 No Faculty of Medicine, President University, West Java, Indonesia Sunarno Sunarno 5un2rn0@gmail.com 100319475328460013486 100319475328460013486 No Department of Psychological Science Doctoral Program, Universitas Persada Indonesia YAI, Jakarta, Indonesia Fitriana Titis Perdini titis.p82@gmail.com 100319475328460013487 100319475328460013487 No Department of Public Health, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Jakarta, West Java, Indonesia