Ibrahim Usman Muhammad, Garba Rayyan Muhammad, Jalo Rabiu Ibrahim, Tsiga-Ahmed Fatimah Ismail, Musa Abubakar, Karkarna Mustapha Zakariyya, Yusuf Mustapha Ahmed, Jibo Abubakar Mohammed, Umar Muhammad Lawan
Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
Department of community Medicine, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria.
Niger Med J. 2023 Jul 2;64(3):337-351. eCollection 2023 May-Jun.
The burden of food-borne diseases is becoming a global problem. The aim of this study was to assess and compare personal hygiene knowledge among street food vendors and canteen food handlers in the Kano metropolis.
An explanatory sequential mixed methods study was carried out using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire, focus group discussion guide and observation checklist, to assess and compare personal hygiene knowledge among street food vendors and canteen food handlers in Kano metropolis, Nigeria. Quantitative data was analyzed at univariate, bivariate and multivariate levels using SPSS version 20.0 at a 5% α level of significance. Thematic analysis was used to analyze verbatim transcripts from qualitative interviews.
The response rates were 305/310 (98.4%) and 288/310 (92.9%) among street food vendors and canteen food handlers, respectively. The proportions of street food vendors and canteen food handlers with poor, fair and good knowledge of personal hygiene were (29.5% versus 19.8%), (51.8% versus 54.2%) and (18.7% versus 26.0%), respectively (p=0.009). There was a statistically significant association between education and knowledge of personal hygiene among street food vendors (p=0.03) and canteen food handlers (p=0.04). Though slightly better among canteen food handlers, narratives by the two groups of food handlers pointed to the general lack of awareness of basic personal hygiene which was supported by the findings from observation.
Personal hygiene knowledge was poor among the two groups of food handlers; therefore, the Government should ensure legislation and enforcement involving training of food vendors, periodic medical examination, and issuance of fitness certificate to all food vendors.
食源性疾病负担正成为一个全球性问题。本研究旨在评估和比较卡诺市街头食品摊贩和食堂食品从业人员的个人卫生知识。
采用解释性序列混合方法研究，使用结构化访谈问卷、焦点小组讨论指南和观察清单，以评估和比较尼日利亚卡诺市街头食品摊贩和食堂食品从业人员的个人卫生知识。使用SPSS 20.0软件在单变量、双变量和多变量水平对定量数据进行分析，显著性水平为5%α。采用主题分析法分析定性访谈的逐字记录。
街头食品摊贩和食堂食品从业人员的回复率分别为305/310（98.4%）和288/310（92.9%）。个人卫生知识较差、一般和良好的街头食品摊贩和食堂食品从业人员的比例分别为（29.5%对19.8%）、（51.8%对54.2%）和（18.7%对26.0%）（p=0.009）。街头食品摊贩（p=0.03）和食堂食品从业人员（p=0.04）的教育程度与个人卫生知识之间存在统计学显著关联。尽管食堂食品从业人员的情况略好，但两组食品从业人员的叙述都表明普遍缺乏基本个人卫生意识，观察结果也支持了这一点。
两组食品从业人员的个人卫生知识较差；因此，政府应确保立法和执法，包括对食品摊贩进行培训、定期体检以及向所有食品摊贩发放健康证明。
