Food Safety Knowledge and Practices of Pregnant Women and Postpartum Mothers in Slovenia.

ABSTRACT: Food safety during pregnancy and postpartum is important for preventing foodborne diseases, while pregnant women are considered vulnerable due to their immunomodulatory condition. The current study aimed to investigate the self-reported food safety knowledge and practices of pregnant women and postpartum mothers in Slovenia using an online questionnaire and to compare the results with nonpregnant women as a control group. The study was conducted with 426 women, of whom 145 were pregnant, 191 were not pregnant, and 90 were postpartum. The online questionnaire consisted of questions related to food safety risk perception, hand hygiene, food purchase, food storage, food preparation and handling of infant formula and breast milk. The results showed that women generally have basic knowledge of

SUBMITTER: Jevsnik M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8535543 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature