Hashanuzzaman Mohammad, Bhowmik Shuva, Rahman Md Shafiqur, Zakaria M U M Abu, Voumik Liton Chandra, Mamun Abdullah-Al
Department of Fisheries and Marine Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh.
Department of Economics, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakahli, 3814, Bangladesh.
Heliyon. 2020 Nov 10;6(11):e05485. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05485. eCollection 2020 Nov.
The study was conducted to assess the present status of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) concerning the food safety and hygiene issues among fish farmers and food handlers in Noakhali, Bangladesh. Data were collected from 100 respondents (50 fish farmers and 50 food handlers) through face to face interviews. All the respondents agreed that training on hygiene practices was necessary and they were interested to attend training in their spare time. Food handlers (88%) agreed that raw foods must be kept separate from prepared foods and 68% of them believed that improper preservation of foods is harmful to health. About 52% of farmers used a face mask when spreading insecticides, fertilizers, and chemicals. Food handlers were wearing protective clothing (32%) and masks (12%) when touching and distributing unwrapped foods, however no handlers used a cap. A significant strong correlation coefficient (r) was found between knowledge with attitudes, knowledge with practices and attitudes with practices of 0.73-0.99 among the three domains for fish farmers and food handlers. The correlation among the three levels was satisfactory, however, some food safety concepts and practices regarding hygiene were still insufficient. Therefore, an effective and appropriate training program on food safety and hygiene should be launched in a holistic approach for all fish farmers and food handlers to increase awareness and ensure safe food for consumers with a view to reducing the possibility of disease outbreak.
开展这项研究是为了评估孟加拉国诺阿卡利地区养鱼户和食品处理人员对食品安全与卫生问题的知识、态度和行为现状。通过面对面访谈从100名受访者（50名养鱼户和50名食品处理人员）收集数据。所有受访者都认为有必要开展卫生操作培训，并且他们有兴趣在业余时间参加培训。食品处理人员中88%的人认为生食必须与熟食分开存放，其中68%的人认为食品保存不当对健康有害。约52%的养殖户在喷洒杀虫剂、肥料和化学品时会佩戴口罩。食品处理人员在接触和分发未包装食品时会穿着防护服（32%）和佩戴口罩（12%），但无人戴帽子。在养鱼户和食品处理人员的三个领域中，知识与态度、知识与行为以及态度与行为之间发现了显著的强相关系数（r），范围为0.73至0.99。三个层面之间的相关性令人满意，然而，一些关于卫生的食品安全概念和做法仍然不足。因此，应该以全面的方式为所有养鱼户和食品处理人员开展有效且合适的食品安全与卫生培训项目，以提高认识并确保消费者的食品安全，从而降低疾病爆发的可能性。
