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Food Safety Practices among Postnatal Mothers in Western Ghana
Food safety has become a global issue due to the morbidity and mortality associated with it, particularly in developing countries. The objective of this community-based study is to examine food safety practices and its associated factors among postnatal mothers in the Western Region of Ghana. A cros...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7704194/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33299852 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8891605 |
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author | Odonkor, Stephen T. Kurantin, Napoleon Sallar, Anthony M. |
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description | Food safety has become a global issue due to the morbidity and mortality associated with it, particularly in developing countries. The objective of this community-based study is to examine food safety practices and its associated factors among postnatal mothers in the Western Region of Ghana. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted from August 1 2019 to January 31, 2020 from which data was obtained from the postnatal mothers (N = 300). The data was analysed using SPSS v.23. The findings suggest that majority (86%) of the respondents exhibited good food handling practices. Also, 66.3% and 91.7% of the respondents exhibited good food preparation and proper storage practices, respectively. Results also revealed that the odds of performing good handling practice among respondents within the age group of 36-45 years were five times higher compared to those within the age group of 18-25 years [OR = 4.92 (95% CI: 1.44–16.86), p = 0.011]. Moreover, respondents who had tertiary education qualifications were more likely to have proper food handling practices compared to those with primary education [OR = 0.27 (95% CI: 0.09–0.71), p = 0.009]. These findings provide useful insights for policy directions. The government of Ghana and other stakeholders should develop a communication strategy to increase and sustain publicity and education on food safety particularly to postnatal mothers and the citizenry in general. |
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spelling | pubmed-77041942020-12-08 Food Safety Practices among Postnatal Mothers in Western Ghana Odonkor, Stephen T. Kurantin, Napoleon Sallar, Anthony M. Int J Food Sci Research Article Food safety has become a global issue due to the morbidity and mortality associated with it, particularly in developing countries. The objective of this community-based study is to examine food safety practices and its associated factors among postnatal mothers in the Western Region of Ghana. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted from August 1 2019 to January 31, 2020 from which data was obtained from the postnatal mothers (N = 300). The data was analysed using SPSS v.23. The findings suggest that majority (86%) of the respondents exhibited good food handling practices. Also, 66.3% and 91.7% of the respondents exhibited good food preparation and proper storage practices, respectively. Results also revealed that the odds of performing good handling practice among respondents within the age group of 36-45 years were five times higher compared to those within the age group of 18-25 years [OR = 4.92 (95% CI: 1.44–16.86), p = 0.011]. Moreover, respondents who had tertiary education qualifications were more likely to have proper food handling practices compared to those with primary education [OR = 0.27 (95% CI: 0.09–0.71), p = 0.009]. These findings provide useful insights for policy directions. The government of Ghana and other stakeholders should develop a communication strategy to increase and sustain publicity and education on food safety particularly to postnatal mothers and the citizenry in general. Hindawi 2020-11-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7704194/ /pubmed/33299852 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8891605 Text en Copyright © 2020 Stephen T. Odonkor et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Odonkor, Stephen T. Kurantin, Napoleon Sallar, Anthony M. Food Safety Practices among Postnatal Mothers in Western Ghana |
title | Food Safety Practices among Postnatal Mothers in Western Ghana |
title_full | Food Safety Practices among Postnatal Mothers in Western Ghana |
title_fullStr | Food Safety Practices among Postnatal Mothers in Western Ghana |
title_full_unstemmed | Food Safety Practices among Postnatal Mothers in Western Ghana |
title_short | Food Safety Practices among Postnatal Mothers in Western Ghana |
title_sort | food safety practices among postnatal mothers in western ghana |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7704194/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33299852 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8891605 |
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