Boas práticas de manipulação de alimentos em cozinhas domiciliares: práticas de trabalhadores domésticos

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2013-07-07

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Universidade Federal de Goiás

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The Foodborne Diseases stand out as a public health problem, and the residences are among the main sites of occurrence. In many residences the household employee holds the position of food handler, being directly responsible for the health of the food served at the table. The aim of this study was to analyze the practices of food handling and responses to a questionnaire on these practices by domestic workers in their professional environment. Therefore, it was observed hygiene techniques applied for 35 domestic workers during the preparation of a meal, and then were asked about their habits when handling food at work. The instruments used to collect data were a checklist of practice of food safety and a questionnaire about the topic. We calculated descriptive indicators of the sample mean, median and standard deviation. The association between the questionnaire responses and attitudes during observation were calculated by Kappa coefficient and chi-square test (α = .05). The mean observation time of the preparation of the meal in each residence was 46 minutes, while the questionnaire required an average of 15 minutes for each subject answers it. The observation of food handling these individuals showed that 64% of their attitudes were adequate, while in their responses to the questionnaire reported having the habit of performing 70% of procedures. It was found that personal hygiene was the area with lower fitness (40%), while the responses to the questionnaire indicated environmental hygiene as with larger mismatches (56%). The cleaning of hands was prominent among the inadequate procedures during the observation, approximately 85% of the sample committed the fault. Another point that stands out is the use of dish cloth, a practice common in kitchens for 80% of subjects. There was a positive association between education and care practices as observed with the expiration date of food products and defrost foods properly. Already the questionnaire responses were associated with schooling in five items concerning appropriate attire in meal preparation, cleaning and proper storage of food. Statistical analyzes showed that hygiene practices applied in the preparation of the meals were not associated with the answers provided. We conclude that the handling of food for domestic workers exposes diners to contamination by Foodborne Diseases, and that there is a difference between the application of food safety practices in food preparation and answers regarding their practices.

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OLIVEIRA, Allys Vilela de. Boas práticas de manipulação de alimentos em cozinhas domiciliares: práticas de trabalhadores domésticos. 2013.105 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Nutrição e Saúde) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2013.