Knowledge and Attitude of Students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences on Health and Food Safety

Background and objectives: Knowledge about health and food safety is important for disease prevention and protection of the environment from pollution. The present study investigated university students’ knowledge and attitude on health and food safety. Methods: The study was performed on 148 studen...

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Main Authors: Moussa Abolhassani, Negin Eftekhari, , Mohammad Hassan Basirinezhad, Adnan Karimi, Morteza Shamsizadeh
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Language:English
Published: Golestan University Of Medical Sciences 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Basic Research
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Online Access:http://jcbr.goums.ac.ir/article-1-164-en.html
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spelling doaj-235b97a7b2ea478781306a402fe5441a2020-11-25T00:28:39ZengGolestan University Of Medical SciencesJournal of Clinical and Basic Research2538-37362018-10-01235054Knowledge and Attitude of Students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences on Health and Food SafetyMoussa Abolhassani0Negin Eftekhari1, Mohammad Hassan Basirinezhad2Adnan Karimi3Morteza Shamsizadeh4 Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Student Research Committee, Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran Student Research Committee, Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 15 Khordad Hospital, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Background and objectives: Knowledge about health and food safety is important for disease prevention and protection of the environment from pollution. The present study investigated university students’ knowledge and attitude on health and food safety. Methods: The study was performed on 148 students from Shahroud University of Medical Sciences in 2017. The subjects were selected through simple random sampling. A valid and reliable questionnaire on knowledge and attitude towards health and food safety was used for collection of data. The data were analyzed by SPSS-16 software using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and chi-square test. In all tests, the level of significance was set at 0.05. Results: Most students had moderate knowledge and good attitude about health and food safety. There was a significant relationship between level of education and attitude towards health and food safety (P=0.046). Conclusion: Knowledge on health and food safety is crucial for preventing contamination of foodstuff and reducing the risk of foodborne illness. The students in the Shahroud University of Medical Sciences have relatively good knowledge and attitude towards health and food safetyhttp://jcbr.goums.ac.ir/article-1-164-en.htmlfood safetyknowledgehealthattitudestudent
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Negin Eftekhari
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Adnan Karimi
Morteza Shamsizadeh
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Negin Eftekhari
, Mohammad Hassan Basirinezhad
Adnan Karimi
Morteza Shamsizadeh
Knowledge and Attitude of Students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences on Health and Food Safety
Journal of Clinical and Basic Research
food safety
knowledge
health
attitude
student
author_facet Moussa Abolhassani
Negin Eftekhari
, Mohammad Hassan Basirinezhad
Adnan Karimi
Morteza Shamsizadeh
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title Knowledge and Attitude of Students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences on Health and Food Safety
title_short Knowledge and Attitude of Students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences on Health and Food Safety
title_full Knowledge and Attitude of Students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences on Health and Food Safety
title_fullStr Knowledge and Attitude of Students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences on Health and Food Safety
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and Attitude of Students in Shahroud University of Medical Sciences on Health and Food Safety
title_sort knowledge and attitude of students in shahroud university of medical sciences on health and food safety
publisher Golestan University Of Medical Sciences
series Journal of Clinical and Basic Research
issn 2538-3736
publishDate 2018-10-01
description Background and objectives: Knowledge about health and food safety is important for disease prevention and protection of the environment from pollution. The present study investigated university students’ knowledge and attitude on health and food safety. Methods: The study was performed on 148 students from Shahroud University of Medical Sciences in 2017. The subjects were selected through simple random sampling. A valid and reliable questionnaire on knowledge and attitude towards health and food safety was used for collection of data. The data were analyzed by SPSS-16 software using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and chi-square test. In all tests, the level of significance was set at 0.05. Results: Most students had moderate knowledge and good attitude about health and food safety. There was a significant relationship between level of education and attitude towards health and food safety (P=0.046). Conclusion: Knowledge on health and food safety is crucial for preventing contamination of foodstuff and reducing the risk of foodborne illness. The students in the Shahroud University of Medical Sciences have relatively good knowledge and attitude towards health and food safety
topic food safety
knowledge
health
attitude
student
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