Skip to main content

Food Hygiene and Safety Training Intervention of Food Handlers in a Metropolis in South-Eastern Nigeria | Chapter 05 | Emerging Research in Medical Sciences Vol. 2

Background: Training of food handlers to improve their food hygiene and safety knowledge, attitude and practice is of paramount importance in the prevention and control of food borne diseases. The World Health Organization has stressed on the same for reducing chances of food contamination. The study was conducted with aim of assessing the effectiveness of training on knowledge, attitude and practice of food hygiene and safety among food handlers in a metropolis in South-eastern Nigeria.

Methodology: This study was quasi-experimental in design and was conducted in 3 phases-baseline survey, intervention (training/retraining) and post-intervention survey. The study participants were selected by simple random sampling technique using a table of random numbers. Data were collected with pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire administered to managers, cooks and servers. Statistical analyses (proportions, means with standard deviations, chi-square test) were carried out using SPSS version 20.

Results: At baseline, respondents’ overall knowledge, attitude and practice of food hygiene and safety were similar in the study and control groups (p = 0.54, 0.53, 0.06 respectively). There were no statistically significant differences in the overall knowledge, attitude and practice of food sanitation in the control group between the beginning and end of study (p = 0.40, 0.36, 0.87 respectively). In the study group, there were significant increases in the knowledge, attitude and practice of food hygiene after intervention (p < 0.01, < 0.01, < 0.01 respectively). Respondents’ overall knowledge, attitude and practice of food hygiene and safety differed significantly between the groups post-intervention (p < 0.01, < 0.01, < 0.01 respectively). 

Conclusion: The study has demonstrated the effectiveness of training in improving food handlers’ knowledge, attitude and practice of food hygiene and safety. It is therefore recommended that management of restaurants, regulatory agencies and government should provide regular training to food handlers.

Author(s) Details

Dr. B. I. Ituma
Department of Community Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria.

Dr. C. O. Akpa
Department of Community Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria.

Dr. O. Iyare
Department of Community Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria.

View Books: http://bp.bookpi.org/index.php/bpi/catalog/book/92
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Prospective Study about Safety and Efficacy of Perioperative Lidocaine Infusion | Chapter 09 | New Horizons in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 8

 Opioids cause clinically significant side effects such as respiratory depression, immunosuppression, muscle rigidity, negative inotropism, nausea, vomiting, hyperalgesia, urine retention, postoperative ileus, and drowsiness. Perioperative opioids are a major contributor to the United States' and other countries' opioid epidemics. Non-opioid analgesics, particularly lidocaine, are becoming more common for perioperative use as a result of this. A total of 185 adult patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups: control group I (105 patients) [fentanyl group] or group ii (80 patients) [opioid-free anaesthesia group]. Lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg bolus followed by 1.5 mg/kg/h infusion intraoperatively, and 1.5-2 mg/kg/h infusion for 2-8 hours postoperatively were given to patients in both groups at anaesthetic induction. Intraoperatively, both groups received analgesic adjuvants such as diclofenac 75 mg, paracetamol 1 gm, and mgso4 30-50 mg/kg. If the mean arterial pressure (map)
Post a Comment
Read more

A Brief Study of Middleware Technologies: Programming Applications and Management Systems | Chapter 15 | Novel Research Aspects in Mathematical and Computer Science Vol. 1

  Many platforms, services, applications, hardware, and operating systems are connected through the middleware layer. Because the middleware layer abstracts much low-level complexity and makes applications and software systems portable, it allows disparate systems to interface and function together in harmony. Middleware technologies enable software engineers to swiftly construct software systems and applications, allowing developers to focus on more important tasks. This chapter examines several types of middleware systems and discusses middleware capabilities, middleware operation, middleware's function in cloud-based systems, and the best middleware platforms to use. Middleware systems are widely utilised and can be found in practically any software system or application. Middleware programmes provide as a link between many sorts of systems and protocols. They serve as a mechanism for various systems. To successfully exchange information, it runs on a variety of operating system
Post a Comment
Read more

Patients’ Perspective of Acute Post-operative Pain Management: A Multicentre Survey of Tertiary Hospitals in Maharashtra, India | Chapter 08 | New Horizons in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 8

 When postoperative pain is adequately controlled, patients' satisfaction and patient-related outcomes (PROs) increase. Understanding the patients' perspective is crucial since it supports in the formulation of improvement strategies. Because wrong attitudes and assumptions might block pain alleviation, patients' attitudes and beliefs are critical. As a result, a multicenter study of patients' attitudes, beliefs, experiences, and satisfaction levels with acute postoperative pain management was done in Maharashtra's tertiary hospitals. In addition, the responses were examined to evaluate if the Acute Pain Service (APS) resulted in improved patient outcomes and satisfaction. A 13-item questionnaire adapted from previous studies was used to capture patients' experiences with postoperative pain treatment. The responses of 179 patients are included in the study. The findings revealed that 91.6 percent of patients experienced postoperative pain, with 75.5 percent
Post a Comment
Read more