Hermansyah, Hermansyah (2021) Factors affecting bacteria contamination among food handlers at a public hospital in south Sumatra, Indonesia (Peer Review). Fakultas MIPA, Universitas Sriwijaya, Unsri. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Food-borne diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria (especially Escherichia coli) are one of the main causes of mortality in some developing countries. Hospitals are one of the potential places from where food-borne diseases might spread. The food handlers working in the hospital have a major role in the distribution of pathogenic bacteria because they are directly involved in the hospital’s food chain. This study aimed to determine bacteria contamination among 30 food handlers based on some influencing factors, such as education level, work experience, worker’s behavior, and hygiene training at a public hospital in South Sumatra, Indonesia. To study the correlation between some factors with the level of E. coli contamination, the bivariate analysis was performed. The results of the bivariate analysis revealed that there was a significant relationship between the education level and work experience of the food handlers with the level of E. coli contamination (p-value ≤ 0.05). In the other hand, there was no significant relationship between behavior and hygiene training with the level of E. coli contamination (p- value ≥ 0.05). This study indicates the importance of socialization about food hygiene and regular rectal swab test for food handlers to ensure their health level.
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry > QD415-436 Biochemistry |
| Divisions: | 08-Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science > 47201-Chemistry (S1) |
| Depositing User: | Hermansyah Hermansyah |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2020 04:17 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Sep 2021 15:33 |
| URI: | http://repository.unsri.ac.id/id/eprint/33904 |
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