Open Access<p>Food Hygiene Practices and Associated Factors Among Food Handlers Working in Food Establishments in the Bole Sub City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Ahmed Mohammed Abdi,
Abdella Amano,
Abadir Abrahim,
Muluwork Getahun,
Sabit Ababor,
Abera Kumie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s266342
Subject(s) - hygiene , environmental health , sanitation , food safety , medicine , food hygiene , economic shortage , food preparation , food shortage , food processing , food science , pathology , biology , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , government (linguistics)
Consumers' health would be at risk unless food preparation and handling hygiene is ensured by food establishments. Literature indicates that poor food handling and sanitation practices are more common among food handlers in developing countries resulting in food-borne illness. Hence, food handlers can play a significant role in ensuring food hygiene. To this end, the paper aims to assess the level of food hygiene practices and its associated factors of food handlers working in food establishments in Bole sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.