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The effects of food safety education on adolescents' hand hygiene behavior: an analysis of stages of change

The hand hygiene behavior of 400 middle school students (grades 1-3) in Seoul and Gyeonggi-Do was studied to determine how stages of change were affected by food safety education, focusing on hand hygiene and general food safety. Subjects were 51.3% male and 44.3% of study subjects were first grader...

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Autores principales: Kim, Eun Joo, Pai, Andrew J., Kang, Nam-E, Kim, Woo Kyoung, Kim, Young Soon, Moon, Hyun-Kyung, Ha, Ae Wha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Nutrition Society and the Korean Society of Community Nutrition 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3349040/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22586507
http://dx.doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2012.6.2.169
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Sumario:The hand hygiene behavior of 400 middle school students (grades 1-3) in Seoul and Gyeonggi-Do was studied to determine how stages of change were affected by food safety education, focusing on hand hygiene and general food safety. Subjects were 51.3% male and 44.3% of study subjects were first graders of middle school. Approximately 40% of subjects were at the stage of action, 42.7% were at the stage of contemplation, and 16.4% were at pre-contemplation. The most important factor that influenced proper hand washing was self efficacy (P < 0.001). Proper hand washing was also correlated significantly with positive belief (P < 0.01) and stages of change (P < 0.01). After food safety education by high-school mentors, middle-school students who were in the stages of pre-contemplation (11.1%) and contemplation (88.9%) showed significant progression toward the action stage (P < 0.001). Proper hand washing (P < 0.01) and food safety knowledge (P < 0.05) were also significantly increased after educational intervention.