Assessment of household food handling knowledge and practice changes before and after the Covid19 pandemic
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2024-06
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IJHS medical Association
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Present study aims Assessment of household food handling knowledge and practice changes before and after the Covid19 pandemic. At Present SARS-CoV-2 has not been shown to be transmitted by food. However, the COVID-19 epidemic has altered householdæ¯ perceptions about food and safety. This study evaluated households food safety behaviours before and after the COVID-19 pandemic using cross-sectional survey. In our study, the most significant difference was observed in kitchen and food hygiene in terms of sanitization for infection prevention. The expenditure on the hygiene was increased fivefold. We selected higher levels of observed data to summarize Table 2. Hand hygiene and proper hand washing knowledge in participants before Covid19 was in the category "No knowledge" with 196 (71.27%), but Secure knowledge was 210 (73.36%) after Covid19. The importance of cleaning groceries in participants before Covid19 was Primary 156 (56.72%), while Secure knowledge 167 (56.72%) after Covid19 was noted. Food securities Knowledge in participants before the Covid19 was Primary 93(33.18%) whereas secure knowledge 179(65.09%), Also, before Covid19, primary hygiene when handling cooking utensils was 197 (71.63%), while secure knowledge was 213 (77.45%). As a result, a questionnaire was used to collect information on household expenses, such as knowledge of food security, hand hygiene and proper hand washing, the usage of hand sanitizer, and hygiene when using kitchen utensils before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Covid-19, hygiene, food safety, households, pandemic
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Kumar Prashant, Pandit Manjunath, Sahu Suryakanth . Assessment of household food handling knowledge and practice changes before and after the Covid19 pandemic . International Journal of Advances in Health Sciences. 2024 Jun; 11(3): 18-23