Food hygiene practices among food handlers in Ahmadu Bello University (A.B.U), Zaria Department:Community Medicine By: Ternakester Project ID: 8402 Rating: (5.0) votes: 4 Price:₦5000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractFood hygiene is a subject of great concern to anyone who cares about eating healthy and staying alive because the importance of food-borne illness can occasionally be grave. This research work was carried out among food handlers in Ahmadu Bello University (A.B.U.), Zaria, Kaduna state of Nigeria it sought to assess the level of knowledge of food hygiene among food handlers, attitude of food handlers towards hygiene, practice of food hygiene by food handlers, the nature and frequency of medical examination(s) the handlers undergo and to also to screen the food handlers to detect those who might be harbouring Salmonella species in their alimentary canal, an organism that can cause food poisoning under favourable conditions. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out involving 174 food handlers who met the inclusion criteria. Data was collected via the use of pre-tested questionnaires with the aid of research assistants and analysed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 15.0. The mean age of respondents was 34.47 ± 13.92 years. Knowledge of food hygiene was good among the handlers (94.3%), likewise the attitude (75.9%), but good practice was practiced by very few food handlers (0.6%), whereas the majority of them had fair practice (76.4%). More food handlers had periodic medical examinations than those who had pre-employment medical examinations, 67.1% and 28.3%, respectively....Preview Download Preview +Other Community Medicine project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and perceptions of infertility by male artisans in Nnewi north local government area, Anambra state»Assessment of household solid waste management in selected local government areas in Plateau state - a comparison between urban and rural»Assessment of reported cases of sexual abuse among adolescent during covid-19 pandemic in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi in Anambra state»Awareness of HPV, HPV vaccine and rate of vaccination among female students of school of nursing sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi»Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of coping mechanisms for dysmenorrhea among female nursing students in NAUTH, Nnewi»Prevalence and determinants of pica amongst pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Anambra state»Prevalence and associated selected factors of respiratory tract infections among under-5 children treated at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Neni - a 5 year review»Socio-demographics, pattern of presentation and treatment outcome of breast cancer among female patients in tertiary health institutions in Anambra state: a five-year review»Prostate cancer awareness and screening amongst men aged 40 years and above in Nkwo Nnewi market, Nnewi»Factors associated with the practice of HIV screening among nursing students in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi»Perception and factors affecting the acceptance of online lectures among medical students in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi»Knowledge, acceptance and perception of caesarean section among women of childbearing age at a primary health centre in Neni, Anambra state»Assessing and comparing obesity among primary school children in urban and rural areas of Anambra State»Prevalence of foreign body aspiration among pediatric patients at Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi»Knowledge, attitude and practice of preventive measures against communicable diseases in daycare centers in Nnewi-North LGA Anambra state