COVID-19 contamination through food: A study with Brazilian consumers of different socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate through free word association the perception of Brazilian consumers regarding the possibility of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus through food. One thousand individuals answered the questionnaire via an online platform. Most cited terms (hygiene-8%, fear-8%, caution-5%) and categories (negative attitudes and feeling-72% and sanitization-60%) were related to overall COVID-19 infection rather than their specific infection through the food. The perception of the possibility of risk of this type of cross-contamination was greater for male participants, within the food field, with high income (>10 minimum wages), and from the midwest region. Nonetheless, there are still doubts regarding this possibility, especially for participants with low income (≤10 minimum

SUBMITTER: Torres Neto L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9115115 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature