The Evaluation of Training Effect with Two – Year Follow Up on Knowledge, Attitude And Practice of Trained Handlers of Food Provide, Distribution and Sale Centers of Kermanshah

Document Type : 78

Authors

• meghdad mirsaheb
• masoud moradi
• abdollah dargahi
• hamed rezakhani
• kiomars sharafi

Abstract

Backgrounds and Objective: Guilds Training is one of the programs that are effective in improving food hygiene. On the other hand, the level of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of food handlers, makes the easy of environmental health management. This study aimed to evaluate effects ofespecial course of health training on AAF of food handlers after two years of implementation of period (secondary test). Methods: This study was carried out by semi-experimental method in which the knowledge, attitude and practice of 370 guilds were surveyed after one month of training (initial posttest) and after two years of training (secondary posttest that number of participants were decreased to 253).fordata collection tools were a questionnaire and a check list.Paired t-test and One-way ANOVA were Analysis was done by using of SPSS ver.16.applied. Results:Training with the passage of time is effect on AAF handlers. So that the mean scores of knowledge was decreased from 23.7±3.75 (early posttest) to 21.9± 3.5 (secondary posttest), attitude from 112.2±14.55 (initial posttest) to 75.6±6.6 (secondary posttest) (p<0.001) and handlers practice was increased from 46.1±8 to 52.5±6.6 (p<0.001). Conclusion:Results showed explanatory effect of time passage on KAP of trained food handlers. Although the practice level of handlers  were boosted after two years, for promotion of their knowledge and attitude, the repeat of guilds health training course at minimum two years after the initial training is recommended. Keywords: Attitude, Food handlers, Health education, Knowledge, Practice.

Keywords

• Attitude
• Food handlers
• health education
• Knowledge
• Practice

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