Tessema Ayehu Gashe, Gelaye Kassahun Alemu, Chercos Daniel Haile
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Public Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
BMC Public Health. 2014 Jun 7;14:571. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-571.
Food borne diseases are major health problems in developed and developing countries including Ethiopia. The problem is more noticeable in developing countries due to prevailing poor food handling and sanitation practices, inadequate food safety laws, weak regulatory systems, lack of financial resources to invest on safer equipments, and lack of education for food handlers.
The objective of this study was to assess food handling practice and associated factors among food handlers working in food and drinking establishments of Dangila town, North West Ethiopia. Cross-sectional quantitative study design was conducted among 406 food handlers working in 105 food and drink establishments from July to August 2013 in Dangila town. Data were collected using face to face interview with pretested structured questionnaire and physical observation.
The mean age of the respondents was 22.7 ± 4.2 years of which 62.8% of the food handlers were females. Two hundred thirteen (52.5%) of food handlers had good food handling practices. Marital status (AOR = 7.52, 95% CI, 1.45-38.97), monthly income (AOR = 0.395, 95% CI, 0.25-0.62), knowledge about food handling (AOR = 1.69, 95% CI, 1.05-2.73), existence of shower facility (AOR = 1.89, 95% CI, 1.12-3.21) and separate dressing room (AOR = 1.97, 95% CI, 1.11-3.49) were found to be significantly associated with good food handling Practices.
Above half of food handlers had good food handling practices. Marital status, monthly income, knowledge status, existence of shower facility, existence of separate dressing room and presence of insect and rodent were factors associated with food handling Practices.
食源性疾病是包括埃塞俄比亚在内的发达国家和发展中国家的主要健康问题。由于普遍存在的食品处理和卫生习惯不佳、食品安全法律不完善、监管体系薄弱、缺乏投资购买更安全设备的资金以及食品从业人员缺乏教育等原因，这个问题在发展中国家更为明显。
本研究的目的是评估埃塞俄比亚西北部丹吉拉镇食品和饮料场所工作的食品从业人员的食品处理行为及相关因素。2013年7月至8月，在丹吉拉镇105家食品和饮料场所工作的406名食品从业人员中进行了横断面定量研究设计。通过对预先测试的结构化问卷进行面对面访谈和实地观察来收集数据。
受访者的平均年龄为22.7±4.2岁，其中62.8%的食品从业人员为女性。213名（52.5%）食品从业人员有良好的食品处理行为。婚姻状况（调整后比值比[AOR]=7.52，95%置信区间[CI]，1.45 - 38.97）、月收入（AOR = 0.395，95% CI，0.25 - 0.62）、食品处理知识（AOR = 1.69，95% CI，1.05 - 2.73）、是否有淋浴设施（AOR = 1.89，95% CI，1.12 - 3.21）和单独的更衣室（AOR = 1.97，95% CI，1.11 - 3.49）被发现与良好的食品处理行为显著相关。
超过一半的食品从业人员有良好的食品处理行为。婚姻状况、月收入、知识水平、淋浴设施的存在、单独更衣室的存在以及昆虫和啮齿动物的存在是与食品处理行为相关的因素。
