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Knowledge, attitude and practices among parents regarding food poisoning: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

Zyoud S 1 , Shalabi J 2 , Imran K 2 , Ayaseh L 2 , Radwany N 2 , Salameh R 2 Show all authors , Sa'dalden Z 2 , Sharif L 3 , Sweileh W 4 , Awang R 5 , Al-Jabi S 6

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  • 1 Poison Control and Drug Information Center (PCDIC), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine. saedzyoud@yahoo.com
  • 2 PharmD program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine
  • 3 Department of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
  • 4 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine
  • 5 WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Information, National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800, Penang, Malaysia
  • 6 Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine
BMC Public Health, 2019 May 16;19(1):586.
PMID: 31096949 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6955-2

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Food serves as a vehicle for many pathogenic and toxigenic agents that cause food-borne diseases. Knowledge, attitude, and practices are key factors in reducing the incidence of food-borne diseases in food service areas. The main objective of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practices related to food poisoning among parents of children in Nablus, Palestine.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in primary healthcare centers in Nablus district from May to July 2015. Data were collected using structured questionnaire interviews with parents to collect information on food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices, alongside sociodemographic characteristics.

RESULTS: Four-hundred and twelve parents were interviewed, 92.7% were mothers. The median knowledge score was 12.0 with an interquartile range (IQR) of 11.0-14.0. The median attitude score was 11.0 with IQR of 10.0-13.0, while the median practice score was 18.0 with IQR of 16.0-19.0. Significant modest positive correlations were found between respondents' knowledge and attitude scores regarding food poisoning (r = 0.24, p 

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