PERSONAL HYGIENE, SANITATION AND FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY CANTEEN IN INDONESIA

Background: Food and beverage sanitation hygiene is a prevention effort that focuses on activities or actions that are necessary to free food and drinks from hazards that can interfere with or damage health. Objective: This study aimed to identify personal hygiene, sanitation and food safety knowl...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Ramadhan Tosepu, Siti Rabbani Karimuna, Sartiah Yusran, Asnia Zainuddin, Junaid Junaid
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Language:English
Published: YCAB Publisher 2018-12-01
Series:Public Health of Indonesia
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Online Access:https://stikbar.org/ycabpublisher/index.php/PHI/article/view/219
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author Abdul Rahman
Ramadhan Tosepu
Siti Rabbani Karimuna
Sartiah Yusran
Asnia Zainuddin
Junaid Junaid
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Ramadhan Tosepu
Siti Rabbani Karimuna
Sartiah Yusran
Asnia Zainuddin
Junaid Junaid
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description Background: Food and beverage sanitation hygiene is a prevention effort that focuses on activities or actions that are necessary to free food and drinks from hazards that can interfere with or damage health. Objective: This study aimed to identify personal hygiene, sanitation and food safety knowledge of food workers at the canteen university. Methods: This was a descriptive study with observational approach. Thirty-four canteens were recruited using total sampling. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with percentage. Results: Findings showed that 11 canteens (32.3%) did not meet the standard for canteen sanitation, 24 canteens (70.6%) did not meet lighting standard, 29 (85.3%) did not meet ventilation standard, 18 (52,9%) did not meet the standard of clean water, 31 (91.2%) did not meet wastewater disposal standard, 23 (67.6%) did not meet the hand washing facility standard, 25 (73.5%) did not meet standard of waste disposal conditions, 28 respondents (85.3%) had good personal hygiene, 6 respondents (14.6%) had poor personal hygiene and all food workers had good knowledge on food safety (100%). Conclusion: Personal hygiene, sanitation and food safety at the university canteen must be carried out continuously. Our findings can be used as a basis for creating healthy university canteen.
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spelling doaj-art-e103ca41fd0c46699d228309df5d945d2025-08-20T03:25:42ZengYCAB PublisherPublic Health of Indonesia2528-15422477-15702018-12-014410.36685/phi.v4i4.219179PERSONAL HYGIENE, SANITATION AND FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY CANTEEN IN INDONESIAAbdul Rahman0Ramadhan Tosepu1Siti Rabbani Karimuna2Sartiah Yusran3Asnia Zainuddin4Junaid Junaid5Faculty of Public Health, University of Halu Oleo, IndonesiaFaculty of Public Health, University of Halu Oleo, IndonesiaFaculty of Public Health, University of Halu Oleo, IndonesiaFaculty of Public Health, University of Halu Oleo, IndonesiaFaculty of Public Health, University of Halu Oleo, IndonesiaFaculty of Public Health, University of Halu Oleo, Indonesia Background: Food and beverage sanitation hygiene is a prevention effort that focuses on activities or actions that are necessary to free food and drinks from hazards that can interfere with or damage health. Objective: This study aimed to identify personal hygiene, sanitation and food safety knowledge of food workers at the canteen university. Methods: This was a descriptive study with observational approach. Thirty-four canteens were recruited using total sampling. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with percentage. Results: Findings showed that 11 canteens (32.3%) did not meet the standard for canteen sanitation, 24 canteens (70.6%) did not meet lighting standard, 29 (85.3%) did not meet ventilation standard, 18 (52,9%) did not meet the standard of clean water, 31 (91.2%) did not meet wastewater disposal standard, 23 (67.6%) did not meet the hand washing facility standard, 25 (73.5%) did not meet standard of waste disposal conditions, 28 respondents (85.3%) had good personal hygiene, 6 respondents (14.6%) had poor personal hygiene and all food workers had good knowledge on food safety (100%). Conclusion: Personal hygiene, sanitation and food safety at the university canteen must be carried out continuously. Our findings can be used as a basis for creating healthy university canteen. https://stikbar.org/ycabpublisher/index.php/PHI/article/view/219personal hygienesanitationknowledgefood workers
spellingShingle Abdul Rahman
Ramadhan Tosepu
Siti Rabbani Karimuna
Sartiah Yusran
Asnia Zainuddin
Junaid Junaid
PERSONAL HYGIENE, SANITATION AND FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY CANTEEN IN INDONESIA
Public Health of Indonesia
personal hygiene
sanitation
knowledge
food workers
title PERSONAL HYGIENE, SANITATION AND FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY CANTEEN IN INDONESIA
title_full PERSONAL HYGIENE, SANITATION AND FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY CANTEEN IN INDONESIA
title_fullStr PERSONAL HYGIENE, SANITATION AND FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY CANTEEN IN INDONESIA
title_full_unstemmed PERSONAL HYGIENE, SANITATION AND FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY CANTEEN IN INDONESIA
title_short PERSONAL HYGIENE, SANITATION AND FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSITY CANTEEN IN INDONESIA
title_sort personal hygiene sanitation and food safety knowledge of food workers at the university canteen in indonesia
topic personal hygiene
sanitation
knowledge
food workers
url https://stikbar.org/ycabpublisher/index.php/PHI/article/view/219
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