Osman Walid Abdulkadir, Saeed Saeed Mohamed, Ahmed Hassan Muse, Nageye Qali Ahmed, Malin Mahad Abdi, Hassan Abdullahi Ahmed
Faculty of Health Sciences Mogadishu University Mogadishu Somalia.
Health Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 8;8(7):e70995. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.70995. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Foodborne diseases pose serious health challenges in developing countries like Somalia, contributing to high rates of illness and death due to inadequate food safety practices, poor sanitation conditions, ineffective regulatory systems, and a lack of educational resources for food handlers. This study determined food handling practices and their associated factors among food handlers in Mogadishu, Somalia.
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 304 food handlers in Mogadishu, Somalia, and data were gathered through direct interviews. Analysis was performed using SPSS Version 26, including descriptive statistics and logistic regressions (binary and multivariate). Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) and a significance level of < 0.05 were employed to assess significant variables related to food safety measures.
The results show that only 27.3% of food handlers practiced proper food handling procedures. This means that the majority of those observed exhibited poor food handling practices. Various factors significantly influenced these practices, including age (AOR = 0.1; 95% CI: 0.05-0.21), marital status (AOR = 0.1; 95% CI: 0.06-0.27), work experience (AOR = 0.2; 95% CI: 0.10-0.44), and monthly income (AOR = 3.1; 95% CI: 1.56-6.21).
The study revealed that over two-thirds of participants practiced poor food handling, posing public health risks. Key factors included age, marital status, work experience, and income. Authorities should improve health education, strengthen environmental health services, and train food handlers to enhance safety and health outcomes in Somalia.
食源性疾病在索马里等发展中国家构成了严峻的健康挑战，由于食品安全措施不完善、卫生条件差、监管体系无效以及食品从业人员缺乏教育资源，导致疾病和死亡率居高不下。本研究确定了索马里摩加迪沙食品从业人员的食品处理行为及其相关因素。
对索马里摩加迪沙的304名食品从业人员进行了横断面研究，并通过直接访谈收集数据。使用SPSS 26版进行分析，包括描述性统计和逻辑回归（二元和多变量）。采用调整后的优势比（AOR）和<0.05的显著性水平来评估与食品安全措施相关的显著变量。
结果显示，只有27.3%的食品从业人员采用了正确的食品处理程序。这意味着大多数被观察到的人员食品处理行为不佳。各种因素对这些行为有显著影响，包括年龄（AOR = 0.1；95%置信区间：0.05 - 0.21）、婚姻状况（AOR = 0.1；95%置信区间：0.06 - 0.27）、工作经验（AOR = 0.2；95%置信区间：0.10 - 0.44）和月收入（AOR = 3.1；95%置信区间：1.56 - 6.21）。
研究表明，超过三分之二的参与者食品处理行为不佳，构成公共卫生风险。关键因素包括年龄、婚姻状况、工作经验和收入。当局应改善健康教育，加强环境卫生服务，并培训食品从业人员，以提高索马里的安全和健康水平。
