| Profile of food handlers working in food service establishments located within the premises of a medical college in Delhi, India. | |
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PMID: 17280693 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To find out: (1) the socio-demographic and professional characteristics of food handlers working in food service establishments located in the campus of a medical college in New Delhi, (2) the prevalence of morbid conditions among them and their health-care-seeking behaviour and immunization status. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study METHODS: A total of 151 food handlers working in 18 food service establishments were interviewed regarding their socio-demographic and professional characteristics, history of substance use, disease if any and health care sought for it, immunization status and pre-placement and in-service medical examination. They were also subjected to clinical examination. Stool examination was done for 129 study subjects. RESULTS: The majority were less than 40 years of age (60.3%), male (97.4%), Hindu (95.3%), literate (80.1%) and had the habit of substance use (75.5%). Most of them (94.7%) had one or more morbid conditions, important ones being dental caries (50.3%), worm infestation (41.1%) and injuries/burns on hands (39.7%). The health seeking behaviour, immunization status in relation to enteric group of fevers and tetanus and pre-placement and in-service medical examination were observed to be unsatisfactory. CONCLUSION: The findings of the study highlight the need of creating awareness among food handlers about various measures of maintaining food hygiene and ensuring their good health through pre-placement and inservice medical examination. |
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Rahul Malhotra; Panna Lal; S Krishna Prakash; Mridul K Daga; Jugal Kishore |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-02-05 |
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Title: Public health Volume: 121 ISSN: 0033-3506 ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Publication Date: 2007 Jun |
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Created Date: 2007-05-21 Completed Date: 2007-07-17 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376507 Medline TA: Public Health Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 455-61 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. drrahulmalhotra@yahoo.com |
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Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Female Food Handling* Food Services* Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Hygiene India / epidemiology Male Middle Aged Religion Schools, Medical* Socioeconomic Factors Substance-Related Disorders |
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