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Food Safety Practice and Associated Factors among Meat Handlers in Gondar Town: A Cross-Sectional Study
Joint Authors
Worku, Walelgn
Yenealem, Dawit Getachew
Abdulmajid, Shafi
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-02-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Animal sources of foods (ASF), including meat, are a source of high-quality nutrients.
However, meat composition makes it an ideal medium for the growth of a good number of microorganisms.
Around 600 million foodborne illnesses and 420000 deaths occur each year due to poor food handling practice.
Thus, probing into meat handling practice will be an insatiable input for the intervention.
This study aims to investigate the level of meat handling practice and associated factors among meat handlers in butcheries in Gondar town, Ethiopia.
Method.
The study was a community-based cross-sectional study among butcher shops in Gondar town from April 20 to 30, 2019.
Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire by trained data collectors among 214 meat handlers from butcher shops.
Multivariable logistic regression analysis with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to identify the factors significantly associated with a good level of meat handling practice.
Result.
More than half of the meat handlers 66.4% (95% CI: (59.8, 72.4)) in butcher shops had a good level of meat handling practice.
Level of attitude (AOR = 4.45; 95% CI, 2.09–9.43) and knowledge (AOR = 2.04; 95% CI, 1.09–3.82) were significantly associated with a good level of meat handling practice.
The majority of respondents wash their hands after disposing garbage (91.6%) with less vigilance after smoking, sneezing, or coughing (64.0%).
Conclusion.
The study revealed that the level of food handling practice was unsatisfactory among meat handlers.
This result is a testimony to the prevailing potential risk faced by consumers due to the disregarding of hygienic behaviors by food handlers.
Considering attitude and knowledge are associated with the outcome variable, investing time on behavioral change activities that will contribute to the improvement of meat handler’s attitude & practice, primarily focusing on reducing working while ill is essential.
Therefore, much supervisory and coaching work will be expected from local health departments & regulatory bodies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yenealem, Dawit Getachew& Worku, Walelgn& Abdulmajid, Shafi. 2020. Food Safety Practice and Associated Factors among Meat Handlers in Gondar Town: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184398
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yenealem, Dawit Getachew…[et al.]. Food Safety Practice and Associated Factors among Meat Handlers in Gondar Town: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184398
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yenealem, Dawit Getachew& Worku, Walelgn& Abdulmajid, Shafi. Food Safety Practice and Associated Factors among Meat Handlers in Gondar Town: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184398
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1184398