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Safety of patient meals in 2 hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt before and after training of food handlers.
East Mediterr Health J. 2008 Jul-Aug; 14(4):941-52.EM

Abstract

We assessed the food safety knowledge and food handling practices of 23 food handlers in 2 hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt [Gamal Abdel Nasser (GAN) and Medical Research Institute (MRI)] before and after a food safety training programme, and also the bacteriological quality of patient meals and kitchen equipment. There was a significant improvement in all knowledge-associated parameters except for personal hygiene in GAN. There was an improvement in the food safety practices in both hospitals. The bacteriological quality of most patient meals and food preparation surfaces and utensils improved after training. The bacteriological quality of patients' meals served in GAN was generally better than that in MRI.

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El Derea H
Department of Nutrition, Food Hygiene and Control, High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
Salem E
No affiliation info available
Fawzi M
No affiliation info available
Abdel Azeem M
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MeSH

Colony Count, MicrobialConsumer Product SafetyEducational MeasurementEgyptEnvironmental MonitoringFood ContaminationFood HandlingFood MicrobiologyFood Service, HospitalFoodborne DiseasesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansHygieneInservice TrainingPersonnel, HospitalProgram EvaluationSafety ManagementStatistics, NonparametricSurveys and Questionnaires

Pub Type(s)

Evaluation Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

19166178

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Knowledge,Attitude and Practice of Food Handleres About Food Safety

Citation

El Derea, H, et al. "Safety of Patient Meals in 2 Hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt Before and After Training of Food Handlers." Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal = La Revue De Sante De La Mediterranee Orientale = al-Majallah Al-sihhiyah Li-sharq Al-mutawassit, vol. 14, no. 4, 2008, pp. 941-52.
El Derea H, Salem E, Fawzi M, et al. Safety of patient meals in 2 hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt before and after training of food handlers. East Mediterr Health J. 2008;14(4):941-52.
El Derea, H., Salem, E., Fawzi, M., & Abdel Azeem, M. (2008). Safety of patient meals in 2 hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt before and after training of food handlers. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal = La Revue De Sante De La Mediterranee Orientale = al-Majallah Al-sihhiyah Li-sharq Al-mutawassit, 14(4), 941-52.
El Derea H, et al. Safety of Patient Meals in 2 Hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt Before and After Training of Food Handlers. East Mediterr Health J. 2008 Jul-Aug;14(4):941-52. PubMed PMID: 19166178.
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