Risk perception of household food handlers after school-based educational interventions in urban and rural areas of Exaltación de la Cruz, Argentina
A survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices concerning the perception of foodborne disease risk among domestic food handlers in the urban-rural district of Exaltación de la Cruz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. An awareness-raising model was implemented through educati...
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| description | A survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices concerning the perception of foodborne disease risk among domestic food handlers in the urban-rural district of Exaltación de la Cruz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. An awareness-raising model was implemented through educational interventions in schools. While most respondents acknowledged the importance of ensuring food safety, the analysis of their practices revealed that their actions did not always align with safe food handling practices. This discrepancy highlights a gap in risk perception. The choice of cooking levels was largely influenced by beliefs unrelated to food safety in both urban and rural areas. Despite the interventions, no significant changes in risk perception and beliefs were observed within the community. However, some results suggested potential improvements. This implies that educational interventions might have a more effective long-term impact, and their efficacy should be evaluated as the cohort reaches adulthood. Our findings indicate that school-based educational interventions significantly improved certain aspects of risk perception. Nevertheless, the overall analysis does not clearly reflect these improvements, as they appear diluted across the various criteria assessed. This suggests that the community's risk perception of foodborne illnesses could be further enhanced by integrating critical food safety principles throughout formal education. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fca3ac3f40bf4fb4a51b562a2826eaec2025-08-20T02:39:59ZengElsevierApplied Food Research2772-50222025-06-015110089210.1016/j.afres.2025.100892Risk perception of household food handlers after school-based educational interventions in urban and rural areas of Exaltación de la Cruz, ArgentinaAlicia Susana Broglio0Ximena Blanco Crivelli1Cecilia Cundon2Luciana Graciano3María Paz Bonino4Mariana Soledad Sanin5Yanina Berra6Adriana Bentancor7Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Investigaciones en Epidemiología Veterinaria, Cátedra de Microbiología, Chorroarín 280, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Investigaciones en Epidemiología Veterinaria, Cátedra de Salud Pública, Chorroarín 280, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Cátedra de Microbiología, Chorroarín 280, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Investigaciones en Epidemiología Veterinaria, Cátedra de Microbiología, Chorroarín 280, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Investigaciones en Epidemiología Veterinaria, Cátedra de Microbiología, Chorroarín 280, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Investigaciones en Epidemiología Veterinaria, Cátedra de Salud Pública, Chorroarín 280, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Investigaciones en Epidemiología Veterinaria, Cátedra de Microbiología, Chorroarín 280, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Cátedra de Microbiología, Chorroarín 280, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Investigaciones en Epidemiología Veterinaria, Cátedra de Microbiología, Chorroarín 280, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Investigaciones en Epidemiología Veterinaria, Cátedra de Salud Pública, Chorroarín 280, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Investigaciones en Epidemiología Veterinaria, Cátedra de Microbiología, Chorroarín 280, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Corresponding author at: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Investigaciones en Epidemiología Veterinaria, Cátedra de Microbiología, Chorroarin 280, CABA (CP1427CWO) Argentina.A survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices concerning the perception of foodborne disease risk among domestic food handlers in the urban-rural district of Exaltación de la Cruz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. An awareness-raising model was implemented through educational interventions in schools. While most respondents acknowledged the importance of ensuring food safety, the analysis of their practices revealed that their actions did not always align with safe food handling practices. This discrepancy highlights a gap in risk perception. The choice of cooking levels was largely influenced by beliefs unrelated to food safety in both urban and rural areas. Despite the interventions, no significant changes in risk perception and beliefs were observed within the community. However, some results suggested potential improvements. This implies that educational interventions might have a more effective long-term impact, and their efficacy should be evaluated as the cohort reaches adulthood. Our findings indicate that school-based educational interventions significantly improved certain aspects of risk perception. Nevertheless, the overall analysis does not clearly reflect these improvements, as they appear diluted across the various criteria assessed. This suggests that the community's risk perception of foodborne illnesses could be further enhanced by integrating critical food safety principles throughout formal education.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502225002008Foodborne illnesSurveyKnowledgeAttitudesBeliefsPractices |
| spellingShingle | Alicia Susana Broglio Ximena Blanco Crivelli Cecilia Cundon Luciana Graciano María Paz Bonino Mariana Soledad Sanin Yanina Berra Adriana Bentancor Risk perception of household food handlers after school-based educational interventions in urban and rural areas of Exaltación de la Cruz, Argentina Applied Food Research Foodborne illnes Survey Knowledge Attitudes Beliefs Practices |
| title | Risk perception of household food handlers after school-based educational interventions in urban and rural areas of Exaltación de la Cruz, Argentina |
| title_full | Risk perception of household food handlers after school-based educational interventions in urban and rural areas of Exaltación de la Cruz, Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Risk perception of household food handlers after school-based educational interventions in urban and rural areas of Exaltación de la Cruz, Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk perception of household food handlers after school-based educational interventions in urban and rural areas of Exaltación de la Cruz, Argentina |
| title_short | Risk perception of household food handlers after school-based educational interventions in urban and rural areas of Exaltación de la Cruz, Argentina |
| title_sort | risk perception of household food handlers after school based educational interventions in urban and rural areas of exaltacion de la cruz argentina |
| topic | Foodborne illnes Survey Knowledge Attitudes Beliefs Practices |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502225002008 |
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