scholarly journals The Role of Supervisors in the Hygiene Practice Compliance of the Food Sector Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
pp. 01009
Author(s):  
Senay Yürür ◽  
Tugba Aktar
Keyword(s):  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Food Contamination ◽  
Interactional Justice ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Interpersonal Justice ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Food Workers

Food hygiene is indisputably one of the most important issues in terms of public health and safety. Food workers are the leading staff members for the compliance of the basic hygiene rules. COVID-19 pandemic has attracted more attention especially for the exported goods from the higher case countries. Even though there is no evidence about the food contamination and COVID-19 risk, according to the European Food Safety Authority, food hygiene practices are important to avoid any contamination risks. Managers are known to have a significant influence on the behavior of their subordinates. In the relevant literature, it is stated that “interactional justice”, which is called the behavior of managers concerning their subordinates and providing adequate information and explanation about the decisions taken, is the most important indicator of the performance and efficiency of subordinates. From this point on, it is thought that interactional justice will affect the behavior of food workers to comply with the hygiene rules. In this research, employees' perceptions of interactional justice are planned to be measured using the informational and interpersonal justice subscales of the organizational justice scale. The tendencies to comply with the hygiene rules will be measured by asking the requirements of the HACCP food security system. At the end of this study, we expect to reach the processing operation involved workers of the investigated food companies.

scholarly journals Hygiene practices among street food vendors in Tamale Metropolis

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
F.M. Danikuu ◽  
F.B. Baguo ◽  
O. Azipala
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Food Contamination ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Environmental Sanitation ◽  
Street Food ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Educational Standard ◽  
Tamale Metropolis

The transmission of food borne infections is on the increase in developing countries and has been linked to the environmental sanitation, personal and food hygiene level and practices in a community. The activities of food vendors can increase the chances of food contamination with pathogenic microorganisms and mycotoxins. The study was conducted to assess the food hygiene practices among street food vendors in the Tamale Metropolis. Structured questionnaires, interviews and field observations were used to assess the age, educational standard, knowledge, food hygiene practices and environmental sanitation of 150 randomly selected street food vendors in Tamale Metropolis from those who agreed to participate. The study noted that street food business in the Tamale Metropolis was women dominated (76%). Majority of vendors (78%) were aged 20-39 years. Public toilets (pit latrines) were accessible to all vending sites. Though high number of street food vendors had some form of formal education (66%) and knowledge of food hygiene (62.7%) certain practices associated with the services, such as not washing hands with soap (12%), serving cooked food with bare hands (38%) and low participation in medical examination (46.7%) are unacceptable. Street food vendors in Tamale Metropolis need regular health education on standard environmental, personal and food hygiene practices and strict enforcement of environmental and food hygiene regulations to keep street food save for consumers.Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences (2015) 4(3), 25-30Keywords: Street food, food hygiene practices, personal hygiene, food contamination

scholarly journals Food Hygiene Practices at the Ghana School Feeding Programme in Wa and Cape Coast Cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Kate Bigson ◽  
Edward Ken Essuman ◽  
Comfort Worna Lotse
Keyword(s):  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Running Water ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
Service Training

Objective. The integrity and the wholesomeness of the food served to school pupils cannot be overlooked, especially when one considers the magnitude of health and sanitation issues that are plaguing the West African nations. This study aimed to investigate some of the personal hygiene practices by the pupils and the hygienic conditions in which food is cooked and served to these school-going children under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP). Design. A cross-sectional and descriptive survey research designs were used in the study. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were employed in selecting participants. Participants. There were 720 respondents for the study, comprising 600 pupils, 60 teachers, and 60 kitchen staff members from 20 schools. Information was obtained using questionnaire, observation, and unstructured interview instruments. Results. Findings from the study revealed that the majority of pupils (92% in Wa and 65% in Cape Coast) did not wash their hands with soap under running water. No hand washing centers for pupils were also seen in most of the schools studied. Majority of the cooks did not have health certificate, and neither had attended any in-service training in two years. In both Wa and Cape Coast municipal schools, none of the kitchen staff admitted that pupils and teachers ever complained about the meals they served to the pupils. Conclusion. The GSFP in basic schools forms part of the integral diet of the school children; hence, provision of good quality food can affect the health, learning, and physical activities of these children. Observational checklist revealed that most of the kitchen staff do not strictly adhere to basic food hygiene practices, and this affects the wholesomeness of the food served to the children. There is, therefore, a need for kitchen staff training on hygiene and food preparation practices.

scholarly journals Key Food Hygiene Behaviors to Reduce Microbial Food Contamination in Rural Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 669-669
Author(s):  
Anna Mueller-Hauser ◽  
Shafinaz Sobhan ◽  
Tarique Md. Nurul Huda ◽  
Jillian Waid ◽  
Amanda Wendt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Microbial Contamination ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Food Contamination ◽  
Food Samples ◽  
Complementary Food ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Hygiene Practices

Abstract Objectives Microbial contamination of complementary foods, which puts young children at risk of developing intestinal infections, could be reduced by improved handwashing and food hygiene practices. We quantify the effect of maternal food hygiene practices on complementary food contamination in order to identify food hygiene behaviors with the greatest impact in our study population. Methods We analyzed cross-sectional data on food hygiene practices and measured Escherichia coli counts as an indicator of microbial contamination in complementary food samples from 342 households of the Food and Agricultural Approaches to Reducing Malnutrition (FAARM) trial in Sylhet, Bangladesh. We used multivariable logistic regression to examine associations of maternal food hygiene behaviors with food contamination. Results About 46% of complementary food samples had detectable levels of Escherichia coli. Handwashing with soap at five critical times (OR: 0.7, 95% CI: 0.6 – 0.9), cleanliness of feeding utensils (OR: 0.4, 95% CI: 0.2 – 0.9), and fresh preparation of food before feeding (OR: 0.1, 95% CI: 0.08 – 0.3) were strongly associated with reduced food contamination, while there was no or only weak evidence that reheating of stored food and safe storage of food reduced contamination. The reduction in food contamination was larger when food hygiene behaviors were practiced in combination. Conclusions Adoption of single food hygiene practices showed limited potential and a combined practice of multiple food hygiene behaviors is needed to achieve a substantial reduction of complementary food contamination. Funding Sources The German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) is the primary funder for the FAARM trial. FAARM's Food Hygiene to reduce Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (FHEED) work was financially supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Foundation Fiat Panis.

Health Personnel Practices Regarding Hand Hygiene in the Delivery Room at the Middle Euphrates Teaching Hospitals

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafa A K Abbas ◽  
Muntahaa Rashaan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Control Measure ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Delivery Room ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Hygiene Practices

Literatures proved that Hand hygiene is the most important and effective infection prevention and control measure to prevent the spread of microorganisms causing HAIs and improving hand hygiene is consider a vital intervention to promote optimum patient safety in delivery room. Aim of the study; This study conducted to assess hand hygiene practices of health care personnel in the delivery room at the middle Euphrates teaching hospitals. Methods; A Descriptive qusi-expremental research design begin in 20th February to 26th May 2016, Current study sample involve all midwives and physicians in the delivery room (Total coverage.). Questionnaire used for data collection by interview forms and observational checklist was obtain from the extensive review of relevant literature and related studies Data analyzed through utilize (SPSS) software version (16) where, included descriptive analysis and inferential data analysis. The study conducted among 37 physicians and 97 midwives working in the delivery room are females. The current study indicate that the overall evaluation for the health staff practices regarding hand hygiene is fair at Karbala, Al-Najaf, Babylon and Diwaniah with high difference in health staff practices regarding infection control precautions (hand hygiene) and the different studied governorates at pvalue 0.001. based on the finding of present study majority of health care personnel have fair applies related to hand hygiene practices at different studied governorate hospitals. Updating practice of health care personnel through continuing inservice educational programs. Regular inspection and follow-up from the ministry of health for assurances good hand hygiene, the important of exist motivation system and punishment system to the neglected health care personnel.

Attitudes of the academics in sports sciences towards distance education

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 799-805
Author(s):  
Şükrü Bingöl ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Interactional Justice ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Idealized Influence ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Sports Sciences

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between school administrators’ transformational leadership behaviours and teachers’ perceptions of organizational justice. The sample of the study consists of 170 teachers working in high schools in Elazığ city center. In the study, the Transformational Leadership Scale was used to determine whether school administrators exhibit transformational leadership behaviours, and the Organizational Justice Scale was used to determine teachers' perceptions of organizational justice. Pearson moment two-correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis techniques were used in the analysis of the data. According to the research findings, it was observed that school administrators frequently exhibited transformational leadership behaviours and teachers' perceptions of organizational justice were at the level of “I agree”. In general, moderate, positive and significant relationships were found between transformational leadership and organizational justice. According to the results of the regression analysis, it was determined that the idealized influence dimension of transformational leadership positively and significantly predicted the formal procedures dimension of the organizational justice scale, and also idealized influence and individualized consideration dimensions of transformational leadership positively and significantly predicted the interactional justice dimension of the organizational justice scale. The research results were discussed in the relevant literature and recommendations were made.

An Examination of the Link between Leader Motivating Language and Follower Interactional Justice

2021 ◽  
pp. 232948842110112
Author(s):  
Albi Alikaj ◽  
Doreen Hanke
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Interactional Justice ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Interpersonal Justice ◽  
Informational Justice ◽  
Power Distance Orientation ◽  
Motivating Language ◽  
The Relationship

The study examines the relationship between leaders’ use of motivating language and their workers’ perceived interactional justice, that is, interpersonal and informational justice. The study also examines the influence of workers’ levels of power distance and uncertainty avoidance orientations on these relationships. We test the proposed model by conducting structural equation modeling using data from a sample of 505 participants. The findings show a positive relationship between leaders’ use of motivating language and their workers’ perceived interpersonal and informational justice. Furthermore, the study confirms our hypotheses that workers’ power distance orientation negatively moderates the relationship between leaders’ use of motivating language and workers’ perceived interpersonal justice and that workers’ uncertainty avoidance orientation negatively moderates the relationship between leaders’ use of motivating language and workers’ perceived informational justice.

scholarly journals Shedding Light on the Direct and Indirect Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lebanese Radiographers or Radiologic Technologists: A Crisis within Crises

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 362
Author(s):  
Rasha Itani ◽  
Mohammed Alnafea ◽  
Maya Tannoury ◽  
Souheil Hallit ◽  
Achraf Al Faraj
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Radiologic Technologists ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Workplace Conditions ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Effective Diagnosis

With the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the need for radiologic procedures is increasing for the effective diagnosis and follow-up of pulmonary diseases. There is an immense load on the radiographers’ shoulders to cope with all the challenges associated with the pandemic. However, amidst this crisis, Lebanese radiographers are also suffering from a socioeconomic crisis and record hyperinflation that have posed additional challenges. A cross-sectional study was conducted among registered Lebanese radiographers to assess the general, workplace conditions, health and safety, mental/psychologic, financial, and skill/knowledge development impacts. Despite applying an adapted safety protocol, institutions are neither providing free RT-PCR testing to their staff nor showing adequate support for infected staff members, thus causing distress about contracting the virus from the workplace. Aggravated by the deteriorating economic situation that affected the radiographers financially, they additionally suffer from severe occupational physical and mental burnout. Regardless of that, they used their free time during the lockdown for skill/knowledge development and have performed many recreational activities. This cross-sectional study highlighted the different ways the pandemic has impacted the radiographers: physically, psychologically, and financially. It aimed to shed light on what these frontline heroes are passing through in the midst of all these unprecedented crises.

Food Handlers Manual. Instructor

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Food Contamination ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Food Handlers ◽  
Food Handling ◽  
Food Borne ◽  
Hygienic Measures ◽  
Food Workers ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

[Introduction]. Food-borne diseases (FBDs) are one of the most frequent public health problems in daily life. The hazards that cause FBD may occur in the different stages of the food chain (from primary production to the table). Independently from its origin, once the food reaches the consumer it may have an impact on public health and cause severe economic damage to the establishments devoted to its preparation and sale. These two events may cause loss of confidence and the closing down of a business. Fortunately, the measures for preventing food contamination are very simple and may be applied by anyone who handles food, by following easy rules for hygienic food handling. This Manual’s purpose is to provide to people who handle food, and particularly to food-handlers’ instructors, the information they need to facilitate the teaching of proper procedures to food workers. In addition, it seeks to provide basic information about food safety that Latin American and Caribbean countries may adapt to their own needs. The Manual is organized into three Modules and Appendixes focusing on the following topics: (1) food hazards; (2) FBDs; and (3) hygienic measures to prevent food contamination. The evaluation at the end, forms part of the Manual. Its purpose is to assess the knowledge learned during the course regarding the importance of hygienic food handling for public health.

scholarly journals A comprehensive risk pathway of the qualitative likelihood of human exposure to SARS-CoV-2 from the food chain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Locas ◽  
Julie Brassard ◽  
Megan Rose-Martel ◽  
Dominic Lambert ◽  
Alyssa Green ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Food Packaging ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Food Contamination ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Risk Pathway ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Relevant Evidence ◽  
The Impact

A group of experts from all Canadian federal food safety partners was formed to monitor the potential issues relating to SARS-CoV-2 food contamination, to gather and consider all of the relevant evidence and to determine the impact for Canadian food safety. A comprehensive risk pathway was generated to consider the likelihood of a SARS-CoV-2 contamination event at any of the relevant steps of the food processing and handling chain, and potential for exposure and transmission of the virus to the consumer. The scientific evidence was reviewed and assessed for each event in the pathway, taking into consideration relevant elements that could increase or mitigate the risk of contamination. The advantage of having an event-wise contextualization of the SARS-CoV-2 transmission pathway through the food chain, is that it provides a systematic and consistent approach to evaluate any new data and communicate its importance and impact. The pathway also increases the objectivity and consistency of the assessment in a rapidly evolving and high-stakes situation.   Based on our review and analysis, there is currently no comprehensive epidemiological evidence of confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2, or its variants, causing COVID-19 from transmission through food or food packaging. Considering the remote possibility of exposure through food, the likelihood of exposure by ingestion or contact with mucosa is considered negligible to very low and good hygiene practices during food preparation should continue to be followed.

scholarly journals Interactional Justice and Employees’ Commitment to Supervisor in Nigerian Health Sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 7-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajogwu Akoh ◽  
Edwinah Amah
Keyword(s):  
Health Sector ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Interactional Justice ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Spearman Rank Correlation ◽  
Interpersonal Justice ◽  
Informational Justice ◽  
Spearman Rank ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient

This research was designed to study the relationship between interactional justice and employees’ commitment to supervisor in Nigerian health sector. A self-administered survey questionnaire was sent out to a sample size of 103 employees, resulting in 99 responses out of which 13 copies of the questionnaire were not statistically usable. The Spearman rank correlation coefficient was used for data analysis, and our findings reveal that employees who have received fair informational and interpersonal treatments commit themselves to their supervisors. We discovered that the degree of influence exerted by interpersonal justice on employees’ commitment to supervisor was stronger than that of informational justice. We concluded that employees attach themselves to supervisors that are fair in communication and relationship. The fairness of interaction and communication boost employees’ confidence, impacting positively on employees’ commitment to supervisor and making employees see themselves as part owners in the organization. We, therefore, recommended that organizational managers or supervisors should communicate and relate properly with employees, in order to satisfy their customers and other stakeholders.

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