Milazzo Adriana, Giles Lynne C, Zhang Ying, Koehler Ann P, Hiller Janet E, Bi Peng
1 School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide , Adelaide, South Australia, Australia .
2 School of Public Health, The University of Sydney , Sydney, New South Wales, Australia .
Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2017 Mar;14(3):125-131. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2016.2201. Epub 2017 Jan 3.
To assess food safety practices, food shopping preferences, and eating behaviors of people diagnosed with Salmonella or Campylobacter infection in the warm seasons, and to identify socioeconomic factors associated with behavior and practices.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among Salmonella and Campylobacter cases with onset of illness from January 1 to March 31, 2013. Multivariable logistic regression analyses examined relationships between socioeconomic position and food safety knowledge and practices, shopping and food preferences, and preferences, perceptions, and knowledge about food safety information on warm days.
Respondents in our study engaged in unsafe personal and food hygiene practices. They also carried out unsafe food preparation practices, and had poor knowledge of foods associated with an increased risk of foodborne illness. Socioeconomic position did not influence food safety practices. We found that people's reported eating behaviors and food preferences were influenced by warm weather.
Our study has explored preferences and practices related to food safety in the warm season months. This is important given that warmer ambient temperatures are projected to rise, both globally and in Australia, and will have a substantial effect on the burden of infectious gastroenteritis including foodborne disease. Our results provide information about modifiable behaviors for the prevention of foodborne illness in the household in the warm weather and the need for information to be disseminated across the general population. An understanding of the knowledge and factors associated with human behavior during warmer weather is critical for public health interventions on foodborne prevention.
评估在温暖季节被诊断为感染沙门氏菌或弯曲杆菌的人群的食品安全行为、食品购买偏好和饮食行为，并确定与这些行为和做法相关的社会经济因素。
对2013年1月1日至3月31日发病的沙门氏菌和弯曲杆菌病例进行了横断面调查。多变量逻辑回归分析研究了社会经济地位与食品安全知识和行为、购物及食品偏好，以及温暖天气下对食品安全信息的偏好、认知和知识之间的关系。
我们研究中的受访者存在不安全的个人和食品卫生行为。他们还进行不安全的食品制备行为，并且对与食源性疾病风险增加相关的食品了解不足。社会经济地位并未影响食品安全行为。我们发现人们报告的饮食行为和食品偏好受温暖天气的影响。
我们的研究探讨了温暖季节月份与食品安全相关的偏好和行为。鉴于预计全球和澳大利亚的环境温度都会升高，这一点很重要，因为环境温度升高将对包括食源性疾病在内的感染性肠胃炎负担产生重大影响。我们的结果提供了关于在温暖天气下家庭中预防食源性疾病的可改变行为的信息，以及向普通人群传播信息的必要性。了解温暖天气期间与人类行为相关的知识和因素对于食源性疾病预防的公共卫生干预至关重要。
