Hand Contamination among Food Handlers

Allam, Heba Khodary; Al-Batanony, Manal; Seif, Ahmed Salah; Awad, Elham T.

doi:10.9734/bmrj/2016/24845

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“…Regarding food safety training, (98.20%) of food handlers was not trained any food safety and food handling practice training. It was quite similar to other studies in which food safety training did not receive (85%), (83.3%) and (75%) of food handlers respectively [29,30,31]. Therefore, food safety and safe food handling practices training should be implemented to reduce the risk of food-borne diseases related to unhygienic practices of food handlers in hospital settings.…”

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Food Handling Practices among Food Handlers of Eating Establishments in the Government Hospitals, Mandalay City, Myanmar

Aung

Nwe

Shan

et al. 2019

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Background: Hospital environment is a favourable condition for growing of pathogens. Unhygienic practices of food handlers and contaminated food may be the cause of foodborne diseases, resulting in much comorbidity and longer hospital stay of the affected persons. Aims: To study socio-demographic characteristics, working characteristics and food handling practices among food handlers of eating establishments in the government hospitals, Mandalay city, Myanmar. Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: One hundred and eleven eligible food handlers from government hospitals in Mandalay city, Myanmar between May 2018 and August 2018. Methodology: Face to face interviews with all eligible food handlers were carried out with pretested questionnaire. Observational checklist was used for current situation of food handlers. Results: The majority of employees were female and full-time food handlers. No pre-employment and periodic medical examinations of food handlers were done. More than half (54.05%) of total food handlers had unsatisfactory on food handling practices. Food handling practices status was influenced by duration of working in the current jobs (P=.001). Conclusion: There was high status of unhygienic food handling practices of the food handlers working in the eating establishments of the government hospitals, Mandalay city, Myanmar.

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Food Handling Practices among Food Handlers of Eating Establishments in the Government Hospitals, Mandalay City, Myanmar

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Shan

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“…17 In Egypt, handwashing after toilet visit was relatively lower at 41.8%. 55 Ignoring handwashing after toilet use is a signi cant risk factor for hand contamination. 55 Indeed, the habit of not washing hands after toilet use is associated with higher positive cases of foodborne contaminants.…”

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“…55 Ignoring handwashing after toilet use is a signi cant risk factor for hand contamination. 55 Indeed, the habit of not washing hands after toilet use is associated with higher positive cases of foodborne contaminants. 53 In this study, a good number of the food handlers had training on food safety.…”

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“…This is in line with a previous study among food handlers in Malaysia 14 but relatively higher than food safety training reported in other studies in Ethiopia 54,56 and Egypt. 55 Food safety training is very crucial in improving hygienic practices of food handlers. 55,56 In this study, food handlers who received food safety training had higher odds of reporting good hand hygiene practice at critical times than those without food safety training.…”

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“…55 Food safety training is very crucial in improving hygienic practices of food handlers. 55,56 In this study, food handlers who received food safety training had higher odds of reporting good hand hygiene practice at critical times than those without food safety training.…”

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Determinants of hand hygiene practice at critical times among food handlers in educational institutions in Sagnarigu Municipality of Ghana: A cross-sectional study

Amegah¹,

Addo²,

Ashinyo³

et al. 2020

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INTRODUCTION: Food handlers' hands serve as a vehicle for potential foodborne pathogenic contamination which constitutes a public health risk. In Ghana, there are always constant reports of outbreak of foodborne diseases in schools. However, determinants of hand hygiene practice among educational institutions food handlers are little known in Ghana. The study, therefore, aimed to assess the determinants of hand hygiene practice at critical times among educational institutions food handlers in the Sagnarigu Municipality of Ghana.METHODS: This was a cross-sectional survey among educational institutions food handlers in the Sagnarigu Municipality. Two hundred and six food handlers were selected through convenience sampling in the educational institutions. At the same time, structured questions that were developed from previous studies were used to assess food handlers' hand hygiene practice at critical times. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models. All variables with their respective confidence interval (95%) and adjusted odds ratios were declared significant at p-value less than 0.05.RESULTS: The hand hygiene practice at critical times among the food handlers was relatively good 66.0% (95% CI: 59.1, 72.5%) and is independently predicted by training on food safety [AOR = 24.39, (95% CI: 2.24 – 245.45) p=0.007], sufficient knowledge of hand hygiene [AOR = 16.34, (95% CI: 3.92 – 68.05) p<0.001] and positive attitude towards hand hygiene [AOR = 82.08, (95% CI: 14.21-474.26) p<0.001]. Only 17.0% of the food handlers demonstrated proper handwashing techniques whereas a good number (85.4%) of the food handlers did not wash their hands after touching money.CONCLUSION: Good hand hygiene practice at critical times was influenced by training on food safety, sufficient knowledge of hand hygiene, and positive attitudes towards hand hygiene. These findings demonstrate the significant role of food handlers' hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and training on food safety in improving hand hygiene practices. Concerned stakeholders and organizations should focus on WASH interventions that seek to improve educational institutions food handlers’ knowledge and attitudes towards hand hygiene, coupled with training on food safety.

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Microbiological assessment of ready-to-eat foods and drinking water sources as a potential vehicle of bacterial pathogens in northern India

Pandey,

Bhushan,

Kocher

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Hand Contamination among Food Handlers

Cited by 15 publications

References 12 publications

Food Handling Practices among Food Handlers of Eating Establishments in the Government Hospitals, Mandalay City, Myanmar

Food Handling Practices among Food Handlers of Eating Establishments in the Government Hospitals, Mandalay City, Myanmar

Determinants of hand hygiene practice at critical times among food handlers in educational institutions in Sagnarigu Municipality of Ghana: A cross-sectional study

Microbiological assessment of ready-to-eat foods and drinking water sources as a potential vehicle of bacterial pathogens in northern India

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