Open AccessEffect of Microbial Quality of Washing Water on Hand Hygiene Status of Food Handlers in Jimma Town: Implication for Food Hygiene and Safety
Author(s) -
Leykun Berhanu,
Seid Tiku Mereta,
Beje Gume,
Tesfaye Kassa,
Gete Berihun,
Lelisa Sena Dadi,
Sultan Suleman,
Dechassa Tegegne,
Assegid Getaneh,
Habib Bedru
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s306359
Subject(s) - hygiene , environmental health , hand washing , medicine , water quality , food safety , toxicology , food hygiene , coliform bacteria , food science , veterinary medicine , biology , bacteria , ecology , genetics , pathology
In most cases, people pay more attention to the microbial quality of drinking water than the quality of water they used to wash hands. This may lead to the occurrence of various foodborne illnesses through the introduction of pathogenic microbes during preparation and serving of food.