Household food security, food hygiene practices and their interaction on self-reported health among pregnant women in the Bono region of Ghana: a population-based cluster survey [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Food security and food hygiene practices can negatively influence health. Poor food hygiene and food insecurity risk poor health. Studies have investigated the direct associations of food security and food hygiene practices on health outcomes,
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Prevalence and factors associated with poor hand hygiene practices among adult carers of children under five in Mbale district Uganda [PDF]
Scientific ReportsProper hand hygiene reduces the risk of hygiene-related diseases among children under five years of age; however, poor hand hygiene practices remain common in many communities.
Jascenti Nawanga +9 more
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Food safety and hygiene practices utilized by native street food vendors in Yamfo Community, Ghana and its impact on consumer health [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe street food sector, which is very significant for urban nutrition, tends to operate informally with poor hygiene standards. This, therefore, poses grave health hazards, especially to consumers in developing countries.
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PLOS Global Public Health, 2022 Meat hygiene refers to all conditions and measures necessary to ensure safety and suitability of meat at all stages of the food chain. Inadequate hygiene practices allow consumers to be exposed to pathogens causing public health problems.
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A Survey on the knowledge of Shiraz confectioneries staff about food hygiene and their practices [PDF]
Bihdāsht-i Mavādd-i Ghaz̠āyī, 2022 Most food outbreaks occur by food contact workers who contaminate products during preparation and handling. Workers' knowledge and practices play a major role in food safety in food establishments.
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BMJ Open, 2022 Objectives Shiftworkers routinely obtain inadequate sleep, which has major health consequences. Sleep hygiene describes a range of behaviours, lifestyle and environmental factors that can improve sleep.
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A Community-based Cross-sectional Study on Knowledge and Belief of Menstruation and Practices of Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescence Girls of Vadodara, Gujarat, India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Introduction: Women undergo menstruation as part of their normal physiological cycle. In Indian society, it is associated with taboos, myths, misbelieves and malpractice. Majority of adolescent girls are unprepared in terms of knowledge, attitude and
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مجلة الانبار للعلوم البيطرية, 2022 This study aimed to evaluate good manufacturing practices in food safety of ten different restaurants in the Al-Karkh area of Baghdad, Iraq. Forty samples collected from were collected from knives, food cutting boards, tables, hands and nails ...
Mazen AL-Obaidi, Tamara Dawood
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COVID-19 impact on hygiene practices for food safety in South Korea
Public Health in Practice, 2022 Objectives: This study examined the influence of COVID-19 on the perception and behaviours of hygiene practices for food safety in South Korea. Study design: This study employed COVID-19 status (i.e.
A-Reum Jung, Guiohk Lee, Eunjeong Jeong
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Foods, 2021 This study aimed to assess the compliance of specific hand hygiene and food contact surfaces hygiene in fresh fishery product retailers (FFPR) and its relation to socio-demographic characteristics that might influence the observed procedures and ...
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