Factors associated with food safety knowledge and practices among meat handlers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
Al Banna, Md Hasan, Disu, Tasnim Rahman, Kundu, Satyajit, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Brazendale, Keith, Seidu, Abdul Aziz, Okyere, Joshua, Rahman, Nahidur, Mondal, Shuvajit, Matubber, Bidyut, and Khan, Md Shafiqul Islam (2021) Factors associated with food safety knowledge and practices among meat handlers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 26 (1). 84.
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Abstract
Background: Food handlers can play a vital role into reducing foodborne diseases by adopting appropriate food handling and sanitation practices in working plants. This study aimed to assess the factors associated with food safety knowledge and practices among meat handlers who work at butcher shops in Bangladesh.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 meat handlers from January to March, 2021. Data were collected through in-person interviews using a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of three parts; socio-demographic characteristics, assessments of food safety knowledge, and food safety practices. A multiple logistic regression model was used to identify the factors associated with food safety knowledge and practices.
Results: Only 20% [95% confidence interval, (CI) 15.7–24.7] and 16.3% (95% CI 12.3–20.7) of the respondents demonstrated good levels of food safety knowledge and practices, respectively. The factors associated with good levels of food safety knowledge were: having a higher secondary education [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 4.57, 95% CI 1.11–18.76], income above 25,000 BDT/month (AOR = 10.52, 95% CI 3.43–32.26), work experience of > 10 years (AOR = 9.31, 95% CI 1.92–45.09), ≥ 8 h per day of work (AOR = 6.14, 95% CI 2.69–13.10), employed on a daily basis (AOR = 4.05, 95% CI 1.16–14.14), and having food safety training (AOR = 8.98 95% CI 2.16–37.32). Good food safety knowledge (AOR = 5.68, 95% CI 2.33–13.87) and working ≥ 8 h per day (AOR = 8.44, 95% CI 3.11–22.91) were significantly associated with a good level of food safety practice.
Conclusions: Poor knowledge and practices regarding food safety were found among Bangladeshi meat handlers. Findings may help public health professionals and practitioners develop targeted strategies to improve food safety knowledge and practices among this population. Such strategies may include education and sensitization on good food safety practices.
| Item ID: | 69945 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1347-4715 |
| Keywords: | Bangladesh, Food safety knowledge, Food safety practices, Meat handlers |
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