食品安全教育：卫生专业人员对妇女、婴儿和儿童营养补充计划（WIC）客户需求的了解与评估

Food safety education: health professionals' knowledge and assessment of WIC client needs.

作者信息

Scheule Barbara

机构信息

School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Kent State University, 100 Nixson Hall, Kent, OH 44242-0001, USA.

出版信息

J Am Diet Assoc. 2004 May;104(5):799-803. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2004.02.025.

DOI:10.1016/j.jada.2004.02.025

PMID:15127067

Abstract

A written questionnaire was used to assess the opportunities and challenges for food safety education in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The sample included directors and health professionals with nutrition counseling responsibilities in 79 WIC clinics in a midwestern state. Seventy-two percent of the clinics participated in the study. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, chi(2) analysis, and Cronbach's alpha. Seventy-two percent reported offering food safety advice to 20% or more of their clients daily. Ninety percent identified the food-safety knowledge of their WIC clients to be fair to very poor. The need for food safety handouts, targeted for WIC clients, was identified by 27% of the respondents. WIC professionals are promoting safe food handling among a high-risk population group. Expansion of current food-safety education efforts with WIC clients is encouraged with emphasis on methods to effectively overcome barriers to safe food handling.

摘要

一份书面调查问卷被用于评估妇女、婴儿和儿童特别补充营养计划（WIC）中食品安全教育的机遇与挑战。样本包括中西部一个州79家WIC诊所中负责营养咨询的主任和健康专业人员。72%的诊所参与了该研究。数据分析包括描述性统计、卡方分析和克朗巴哈系数。72%的诊所报告称每天为20%或更多的客户提供食品安全建议。90%的人认为其WIC客户的食品安全知识水平一般到非常差。27%的受访者认为需要针对WIC客户发放食品安全宣传资料。WIC专业人员正在高危人群中推广安全的食品处理方式。鼓励扩大目前针对WIC客户的食品安全教育工作，并强调有效克服安全食品处理障碍的方法。