Isara A R, Isah E C
Department of Community Health, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, P. M. B. 1111, Benin City, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2009 Sep;16(3):207-12.
To assess the knowledge and practice of food hygiene and safety among food handlers in fast food restaurants in Benin City, Edo State.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 350 respondents who were selected by means of a systematic sampling method and interviewed using a semi-structured researcher-administered questionnaire. An observational checklist was thereafter used to inspect their personal hygiene status.
The mean age of the food handlers was 26.4 +/- 6.1 years. Two hundred and twenty eight (65.1%) were females while 34.9% were males. A majority (98%) of the respondents had formal education. There was good knowledge and practice of food hygiene and safety among the respondents. Knowledge was significantly influenced by previous training in food hygiene and safety (p = 0.002). Food handlers who had worked for longer years in the fast food restaurants had better practice of food hygiene and safety (p = 0.036). The level of education of respondents did not significantly influenced their practice of food hygiene and safety (p = 0.084). Although, 299 (85.4%) food handlers were generally clean, skin lesions was seen in 4 (7.3%) of them.
This study showed good knowledge and practice of food hygiene and safety by food handlers in the fast food restaurants in Benin City, but there is need for improvement through training and retraining of food handlers by the management of the restaurants and the local government authorities.
评估埃多州贝宁城快餐店食品从业人员的食品卫生与安全知识及实践情况。
采用描述性横断面研究，通过系统抽样方法选取350名受访者，使用半结构化的研究者自行管理的问卷进行访谈。之后使用观察检查表检查他们的个人卫生状况。
食品从业人员的平均年龄为26.4±6.1岁。228名（65.1%）为女性，34.9%为男性。大多数（98%）受访者接受过正规教育。受访者对食品卫生与安全有良好的知识和实践。知识水平受先前食品卫生与安全培训的显著影响（p = 0.002）。在快餐店工作年限较长的食品从业人员食品卫生与安全实践更好（p = 0.036）。受访者的教育程度对其食品卫生与安全实践没有显著影响（p = 0.084）。尽管299名（85.4%）食品从业人员总体清洁，但其中4名（7.3%）有皮肤损伤。
本研究表明贝宁城快餐店的食品从业人员对食品卫生与安全有良好的知识和实践，但餐厅管理层和地方政府当局需要通过对食品从业人员进行培训和再培训来加以改进。
