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Food Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Reported Practices Among Medical Staff in China Before, During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Luo, Lin; Ni, Jie; Zhou, Mengyun; Wang, Chunyi; Wen, Wen; Jiang, Jingjie; Cheng, Yongran; Zhang, Xingwei; Wang, Mingwei; Wang, Wenjun.
  • Luo L; Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products and Functional Food, College of Food Science and Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, People's Republic of China.
  • Ni J; Hangzhou Ruolin Hospital Management Co. Ltd, Hangzhou, 310007, People's Republic of China.
  • Zhou M; Hangzhou Kaihong Technology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, 310059, People's Republic of China.
  • Wang C; Gege Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200082, People's Republic of China.
  • Wen W; Hangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, People's Republic of China.
  • Jiang J; Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, 3900803, Japan.
  • Cheng Y; Hangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, People's Republic of China.
  • Zhang X; Hangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, People's Republic of China.
  • Wang M; Hangzhou Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, People's Republic of China.
  • Wang W; School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 311300, People's Republic of China.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy ; 14: 5027-5038, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1581543
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

To compare food safety knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported practices among medical staff in China before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. PATIENTS AND

METHODS:

The questionnaire was anonymous. All respondents were Chinese medical personnel. A Chi-square contingency table was used to compare the knowledge and attitudes of Chinese medical staff before, during and after COVID-19. R statistical software (v4.0.0) was used for analysis.

RESULTS:

A total of 1431 valid responses (57.3% from female respondents) were included in our analysis. Medical professionals were geographically distributed as follows eastern China, 55.5%; central China, 19.7%; western China, 24.1%; Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan, 0.05%. Medical professionals reported that they paid greater attention to food safety after the COVID-19 pandemic compared with before the epidemic. Self-reported knowledge of and attitudes toward food safety among medical staff were significantly different before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic (both P<0.001).

CONCLUSION:

After the COVID-19 pandemic, medical professionals paid increasing attention to food safety, which is a clinically important change. Because medical professionals can influence public understanding of food safety, their increased attention to this subject may enable them to promote food safety knowledge more actively in their work. This may in turn promote a better understanding of food safety and protect the health of the general public.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Risk Manag Healthc Policy Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Risk Manag Healthc Policy Year: 2021 Document Type: Article