Hygienic Food Handling Practices and Associated Factors Among Food Handlers in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The food handling practices of food handlers can have a significant impact on the hygienic status of the food. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with hygienic food handling practices among food handlers in Ethiopia.

Methods

PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library databases were used to find articles. Only cross-sectional studies that met the criteria for inclusion were considered. STATA version 16 statistical software was used to perform the meta-analysis. The study's heterogeneity was determined using Cochrane Q test statistics and the I ² test. A random effect model was used to calculate the pooled prevalence of hygienic food handling practices.

Results

To estimat

SUBMITTER: Negassa B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9168867 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature