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Food safety training is associated with improved knowledge and Behaviours among foodservice establishments’ workers

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Adesokan, Hezekiah Kehinde, Akinseye, Victor Oluwatoyin, Adesokan, Grace Abiodun·2015·International Journal of Food Science

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Though several studies have evaluated the association between food safety training and behavior, little has investigated different training components in association with food handlers' performance. Foodservice workers (N = 211) with at least two years' experience were willing to participate and were selected from major foodservice establishments in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, and completed a survey to evaluate the association between training, training area, duration, and refresher training and food safety knowledge and practices. We observed an association between training and knowledge (P = 0.000) as well as practices (P = 0.05) of food safety while different training areas contributed similarly to food handlers' knowledge (P = 0.17) and practices (P = 0.08). However, there was a significant decline in knowledge (P = 0.01) and practices (P = 0.001) with an increase in training duration. Furthermore, foodservice employees with refresher training demonstrated significantly higher knowledge (P = 0.000) and practice (P = 0.003) levels than those without, being about 45 and 14 times more likely to, respectively, improve their knowledge (OR = 45; 95% CI: 3.47-584.34) and practice (OR = 13.5; 95% CI: 2.01-90.69). Researchers should always consider varying training components before making assertions regarding effectiveness of training on foodservice workers' behaviour.

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  • Educational campaigns on food safety and hygienic practices influence people's perception and knowledge of the subject.

    “Studies indicate that educational campaigns on food safety and hygienic practices influence people's perception and knowledge of the subject (Adesokan et al., 2015;McFarland et al., 2019).”

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    The Results (§3.2, page not provided) report an association between food safety training and higher knowledge among foodservice workers. The paper does not establish that educational campaigns influence people's perceptions: it studied workers' training rather than public campaigns and did not measure perceptions. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Adesokan, H. K., Akinseye, V. O., & Adesokan, G. A.
Affiliations
University of Ibadan (NG)
Corresponding author
Adesokan, Hezekiah Kehinde
Venue
International Journal of Food Science
Published
2015
Volume
2015
Pages
1-8
ISSN
  • 2314-5765 (ISSN-L)
  • 2356-7015
OpenAlex
W2027214330
Cited by
87
References
28
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • International Journal of Food Science (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
Keywords
food safety training, food service workers, food handlers, food safety knowledge, food safety practices, refresher training, training duration, training components, food service establishments, Ibadan, Nigeria

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