Girma Firaol, Yazew Tamiru, Bedada Dinaol, Daba Agama, Kuyu Chala G
Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia.
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Heliyon. 2024 Dec 5;10(24):e40938. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40938. eCollection 2024 Dec 30.
Poor food hygiene practices in developing nations like Ethiopia pose a significant public health threat by increasing the likelihood of food-borne infections. In the study area, there is a lack of comprensive information regarding the hygienic standards and associated factors influcncing the food hygienic practices of street food vendors. Therefore, this study aims to assess food hygienic practices and related variables among street food vendors in Bishoftu town, central Ethiopia.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from June 16, 2023 to August 16, 2023, involving 210 street food vendors selected through a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Descriptive statistics like mean, frequency, and percentages were used. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the significance of the relationship between each independent and dependent variables. The strength of the association was calculated using adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and the 95 % CI and a p-value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
The finding of this study revealed that about 64.8 % and 35.2 % of the street food vendors had good and poor food hygiene practices, respectively. Variables such as being female [AOR = 0.191, 95 % CI (0.043, 0.840)], having rich experience in food vending [AOR = 5.793, 95%CI (1.419, 23.649)], maintaining a clean environment [AOR = 2.860, 95%CI (1.484, 5.512)], and possessing knowledge of food hygiene [AOR = 2.726, 95 % CI (1.317, 5.643)] were significantly associated with the food hygiene practices of street vendors.
The level of food hygiene practice observed among street food vendors in the study area was lower compared to other study findings conducted in different regions of Ethiopia. Significant factors influencing these hygiene practices were sex, food vending experience, environment, and knowledge. Therefore, current national regulations must be revised to address the existing gaps and enhance food safety procedures for street food vendors nationwide.
在埃塞俄比亚等发展中国家，不良的食品卫生习惯因增加食源性感染的可能性而对公众健康构成重大威胁。在研究区域，缺乏关于卫生标准以及影响街头食品摊贩食品卫生习惯的相关因素的全面信息。因此，本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚中部比绍夫图镇街头食品摊贩的食品卫生习惯及相关变量。
于2023年6月16日至2023年8月16日进行了一项横断面研究，涉及通过简单随机抽样技术选取的210名街头食品摊贩。通过面对面访谈收集数据，并使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）21版进行分析。使用了均值、频率和百分比等描述性统计方法。进行逻辑回归分析以确定每个自变量与因变量之间关系的显著性。使用调整后的比值比（AOR）和95%置信区间计算关联强度，p值为0.05被认为具有统计学显著性。
本研究结果显示，分别约有64.8%和35.2%的街头食品摊贩有良好和不良的食品卫生习惯。诸如女性[AOR = 0.191，95%置信区间（0.043，0.840）]、有丰富的食品摊贩经验[AOR = 5.793，95%置信区间（1.419，23.649）]、保持清洁的环境[AOR = 2.860，95%置信区间（1.484，5.512）]以及具备食品卫生知识[AOR = 2.726，95%置信区间（1.317，5.643）]等变量与街头摊贩的食品卫生习惯显著相关。
与在埃塞俄比亚不同地区进行的其他研究结果相比，研究区域内街头食品摊贩的食品卫生习惯水平较低。影响这些卫生习惯的重要因素包括性别、食品摊贩经验、环境和知识。因此，必须修订现行国家法规以弥补现有差距，并加强全国街头食品摊贩的食品安全程序。
