Sanitary conditions and associated factors of school canteens in the Federal District, Brazil
The aim of this study was to survey the health conditions of school canteens in the Federal District, Brazil and identify possible matches between their sanitation profile and other characteristics. This included type of school, canteen manager’s educational level, and management system. We observed...
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| author | Erika Blamires Porto Bethsáida Abreu Schmitz Elisabetta Recine Maria de Lourdes Rodrigues |
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| description | The aim of this study was to survey the health conditions of school canteens in the Federal District, Brazil and identify possible matches between their sanitation profile and other characteristics. This included type of school, canteen manager’s educational level, and management system. We observed a few nutritionists, employees, and qualified technical personnel in charge in most of the 182 canteens that we visited. In 80% of the canteens, the sanitation and hygiene conditions were considered “inadequate” and only 8% were considered “good” or “very good.” Of all the inspection items, potable water supply had the highest compliance rate (98.4%); however, safe food handling practices had the lowest compliance rate (2.7%). Among the other observed items, canteens in private schools, management system, canteen manager’s educational level, employee training, and the presence of a nutritionist were positively associated (p < 0.05) with the best hygiene conditions. Overall, we observed that the sanitation/hygiene inspection performance of canteens in the Federal District, particularly in public schools, is critical to the health of students. It is our hope that the government and school communities implement cooperative actions to raise the sanitation/hygiene levels at school canteens. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-655549bcd68249719022d54063b6118e2022-12-22T03:07:16ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologia2317-269X2015-11-0134Sanitary conditions and associated factors of school canteens in the Federal District, BrazilErika Blamires Porto0Bethsáida Abreu Schmitz1Elisabetta Recine2Maria de Lourdes Rodrigues3Centro Universitário de Brasília - UniCEUBUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroThe aim of this study was to survey the health conditions of school canteens in the Federal District, Brazil and identify possible matches between their sanitation profile and other characteristics. This included type of school, canteen manager’s educational level, and management system. We observed a few nutritionists, employees, and qualified technical personnel in charge in most of the 182 canteens that we visited. In 80% of the canteens, the sanitation and hygiene conditions were considered “inadequate” and only 8% were considered “good” or “very good.” Of all the inspection items, potable water supply had the highest compliance rate (98.4%); however, safe food handling practices had the lowest compliance rate (2.7%). Among the other observed items, canteens in private schools, management system, canteen manager’s educational level, employee training, and the presence of a nutritionist were positively associated (p < 0.05) with the best hygiene conditions. Overall, we observed that the sanitation/hygiene inspection performance of canteens in the Federal District, particularly in public schools, is critical to the health of students. It is our hope that the government and school communities implement cooperative actions to raise the sanitation/hygiene levels at school canteens.https://visaemdebate-v2.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/317Food HygieneSchool MealsFood Safety |
| spellingShingle | Erika Blamires Porto Bethsáida Abreu Schmitz Elisabetta Recine Maria de Lourdes Rodrigues Sanitary conditions and associated factors of school canteens in the Federal District, Brazil Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologia Food Hygiene School Meals Food Safety |
| title | Sanitary conditions and associated factors of school canteens in the Federal District, Brazil |
| title_full | Sanitary conditions and associated factors of school canteens in the Federal District, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Sanitary conditions and associated factors of school canteens in the Federal District, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sanitary conditions and associated factors of school canteens in the Federal District, Brazil |
| title_short | Sanitary conditions and associated factors of school canteens in the Federal District, Brazil |
| title_sort | sanitary conditions and associated factors of school canteens in the federal district brazil |
| topic | Food Hygiene School Meals Food Safety |
| url | https://visaemdebate-v2.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/317 |
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