Screening for hygiene practices among food handler in schools in Setapak, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

Anak Lantan, Victor (2014) Screening for hygiene practices among food handler in schools in Setapak, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Project paper (B.S.(Environmental & Occupational Health)) – Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2014. Introduction: Food handlers with poor personal hygiene can be sources in spreading the foodborne disease dimtly, or due to cross contamination. These factors are influenced largely on the knowledge and practices of the food handlers. Objective: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the hygienic practices among food handlers in primary and secondary schools in Setapak, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, considering food handler's hands hygiene knowledge and hygiene practices as well as to investigate the possible causal relationship. In addition, it is also conducted to explore the association of selected socio-demographic variables of food handlers with the knowledge and practices of food handlers on hand hygiene in selected school canteens. Methods: A total of nine schools with their respective school canteens were selected in Setapak area for this study. Hand hygiene knowledge and practices among food handlers were assessed using modified questionnaire and thorough observation. Results and Discussion: The results showed that the food handlers have an excellent knowledge and practices toward hand hygiene with mean score of 95.75 ±6.99 and 86.96 ± 9.47, respectively. From the observations reported therein, the use of masks and changing of gloves or wash hands between handling raw and RTE were neglected by most food handlers. In the sociodemographic profile, there were significant differences (p= < 0.05) in the following areas: personal hygiene knowledge between level of education (p =0.031), hand hygiene self-reported practices and glove use between gender (p = 0.002 and p = 0.006, respectively); and glove usage practice between income status (p = 0.004). This study revealed a significant relationship between hand hygiene practices and self-reported hand hygiene practices of food handlers (r = 0.403, p = 0.001). Conclusion: Even though the results shows satisfactory level of hand hygiene knowledge and practices among food handlers, some aspects on hygiene measures such as wearing masks, changes gloves or wash hands between handling raw and RTE foods, and wearing of jewelry and watches need to be emphasized. Further continuous effort should be invested in hand hygiene education and enforcement for handlers in Setapak, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. Keywork Schools, Food handlers, Hand hygiene, Practices,Knowledge

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms. Adni Syuhaida Zon
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2022 03:58
Last Modified:	24 Mar 2023 01:25
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/568

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