Assessment of Knowledge and Reported Practices of Mothers Regarding Food Handling Among Their Preschool Children in AbuTig District. | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 19, Volume 7, Issue 19 - Serial Number 2, December 2019, Pages 174-184 PDF (941.03 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2019.76391 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amal E Mohammed1; Safaa A Mohammed2; Naglaa S Abd Elaty3 | ||
| 1Nursing Specialist at Abutig Central Hospital Assiut City, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Children are at higher risk for food borne illnesses than adults. Aim: This study aimed to assess knowledge and reported practice of mothers with pre school children regarding food handling. Subjects and Methods: Descriptive cross sectional design used in this study. It was conducted at 4 villages in Abou-tig district selected by stratified random sample (Abu-tig, Duena, Elnekhela and Baker). The sample consisted of 787 mothers with preschool children. Data were collected within six months Tools: two tools were utilized. First tool: interview questionnaire sheet for assessing Socio demographic characteristics, home environment and mother's knowledge about food handling. Second tool: was used to assess the reported practices of mothers about food handling. Results: showed that 30.37 ± 6.58 were the mean ± SD of age of the studied mothers, Also 43.3% of mothers had fair level of knowledge and 67.2% had satisfactory level of practice. Conclusion: It was concluded that less than half of mothers had fair level of knowledge about food handling. Recommendations: Educational programs to upgrade the level of mother`s knowledge and practices toward food handling. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Food Handling; Knowledge; Reported Practice & Mothers | ||
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