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Risk factors for child food contamination in low‐income neighbourhoods of Maputo, Mozambique: An exploratory, cross‐sectional study
In low‐ and middle‐income countries, food may be a critical transmission route for pathogens causing childhood diarrhoea, but basic food hygiene is often overlooked in public health strategies. Characterising child food contamination and its risk factors could help prioritise interventions to reduce...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7507538/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32162452 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12991 |
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author | Bick, Sarah Perieres, Lauren D'Mello‐Guyett, Lauren Baker, Kelly K. Brown, Joe Muneme, Bacelar Nala, Rassul Dreibelbis, Robert Cumming, Oliver |
author_facet | Bick, Sarah Perieres, Lauren D'Mello‐Guyett, Lauren Baker, Kelly K. Brown, Joe Muneme, Bacelar Nala, Rassul Dreibelbis, Robert Cumming, Oliver |
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description | In low‐ and middle‐income countries, food may be a critical transmission route for pathogens causing childhood diarrhoea, but basic food hygiene is often overlooked in public health strategies. Characterising child food contamination and its risk factors could help prioritise interventions to reduce foodborne diarrhoeal disease, especially in low‐income urban areas where the diarrhoeal disease burden is often high. This cross‐sectional study comprised a caregiver questionnaire coupled with food sampling, and food preparation observations, among the study population of an ongoing sanitation trial in Maputo. The aim was to determine the prevalence of child food contamination and associated risk factors. The prevalence of Enterococcus spp., as an indicator of faecal contamination, was estimated in food samples. Risk factor analyses were performed through zero‐inflated negative binomial regression on colony counts. A modified hazard analysis and critical control point approach was used to determine critical control points (CCPs) that might effectively reduce risk. Fifty‐eight linked caregiver questionnaires and food samples were collected, and 59 food preparation observations were conducted. The prevalence of enterococci in child foods exceeding 10 colony forming units per gram was 53% (95% confidence interval [40%, 67%]). Risk factors for child food contamination were identified, including type of food, food preparation practices, and hygiene behaviours. CCPs included cooking/reheating of food and food storage and handling. This exploratory study highlights the need for more research into diarrhoeagenic pathogens and foodborne risks for children living in these challenging urban environments. |
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spelling | pubmed-75075382020-09-29 Risk factors for child food contamination in low‐income neighbourhoods of Maputo, Mozambique: An exploratory, cross‐sectional study Bick, Sarah Perieres, Lauren D'Mello‐Guyett, Lauren Baker, Kelly K. Brown, Joe Muneme, Bacelar Nala, Rassul Dreibelbis, Robert Cumming, Oliver Matern Child Nutr Original Articles In low‐ and middle‐income countries, food may be a critical transmission route for pathogens causing childhood diarrhoea, but basic food hygiene is often overlooked in public health strategies. Characterising child food contamination and its risk factors could help prioritise interventions to reduce foodborne diarrhoeal disease, especially in low‐income urban areas where the diarrhoeal disease burden is often high. This cross‐sectional study comprised a caregiver questionnaire coupled with food sampling, and food preparation observations, among the study population of an ongoing sanitation trial in Maputo. The aim was to determine the prevalence of child food contamination and associated risk factors. The prevalence of Enterococcus spp., as an indicator of faecal contamination, was estimated in food samples. Risk factor analyses were performed through zero‐inflated negative binomial regression on colony counts. A modified hazard analysis and critical control point approach was used to determine critical control points (CCPs) that might effectively reduce risk. Fifty‐eight linked caregiver questionnaires and food samples were collected, and 59 food preparation observations were conducted. The prevalence of enterococci in child foods exceeding 10 colony forming units per gram was 53% (95% confidence interval [40%, 67%]). Risk factors for child food contamination were identified, including type of food, food preparation practices, and hygiene behaviours. CCPs included cooking/reheating of food and food storage and handling. This exploratory study highlights the need for more research into diarrhoeagenic pathogens and foodborne risks for children living in these challenging urban environments. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-03-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7507538/ /pubmed/32162452 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12991 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Maternal & Child Nutrition published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Bick, Sarah Perieres, Lauren D'Mello‐Guyett, Lauren Baker, Kelly K. Brown, Joe Muneme, Bacelar Nala, Rassul Dreibelbis, Robert Cumming, Oliver Risk factors for child food contamination in low‐income neighbourhoods of Maputo, Mozambique: An exploratory, cross‐sectional study |
title | Risk factors for child food contamination in low‐income neighbourhoods of Maputo, Mozambique: An exploratory, cross‐sectional study |
title_full | Risk factors for child food contamination in low‐income neighbourhoods of Maputo, Mozambique: An exploratory, cross‐sectional study |
title_fullStr | Risk factors for child food contamination in low‐income neighbourhoods of Maputo, Mozambique: An exploratory, cross‐sectional study |
title_full_unstemmed | Risk factors for child food contamination in low‐income neighbourhoods of Maputo, Mozambique: An exploratory, cross‐sectional study |
title_short | Risk factors for child food contamination in low‐income neighbourhoods of Maputo, Mozambique: An exploratory, cross‐sectional study |
title_sort | risk factors for child food contamination in low‐income neighbourhoods of maputo, mozambique: an exploratory, cross‐sectional study |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7507538/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32162452 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12991 |
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