Food hygiene practices and determinants among food handlers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food-borne diseases are a major public health concern worldwide, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Ethiopia. Poor food hygiene practices primarily exacerbate food-borne illness transmission. Prior studies on the food hygiene practices among food handlers in Ethiopia were inconsistent. Therefore, this meta-analysis and systematic review aimed to estimate the pooled proportion of good food hygiene practices and identify the determinants in Ethiopia.

Methods

The preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA) instruments were used, and a systematic search was performed in the PubMed/MEDLINE, POPLINE, HINARI, Science Direct, Cochrane Library databases, and Google Scholar were systematically last searched on the

SUBMITTER: Zenbaba D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9118835 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature