The assessment of environmental health status in the route of Arbaeen pilgrims at Shalamcheh border in southwestern Iran
The negligence of health regulations in the preparation of the foods, services, and sanitary and welfare facilities provided in religious borders could increase the risk of waterborne infectious intestinal diseases. Therefore, the continuous monitoring and control of health indicators is essential i...
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| author | Rouhollah Shokri Ali Almasi Jafar Rabihavi Seifollah Ganjali Dashti Hashem Hajiveisi Ali Asghar Valipour Mitra Mohammadi Amir Hossein Mahvi Majid Hashemi Shima Rezaei Azimeh Karimyan Sharareh Zovedavianpour |
| author_facet | Rouhollah Shokri Ali Almasi Jafar Rabihavi Seifollah Ganjali Dashti Hashem Hajiveisi Ali Asghar Valipour Mitra Mohammadi Amir Hossein Mahvi Majid Hashemi Shima Rezaei Azimeh Karimyan Sharareh Zovedavianpour |
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| description | The negligence of health regulations in the preparation of the foods, services, and sanitary and welfare facilities provided in religious borders could increase the risk of waterborne infectious intestinal diseases. Therefore, the continuous monitoring and control of health indicators is essential in mourning borders. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on the Mawkebs of Shalamcheh border (n=267). In total, 186 samples were evaluated in terms of the microbial quality of water, and 66 samples were evaluated in terms of the microbial quality of food. The studied parameters in drinking water included the residual free chlorine, pH, turbidity, total coliform, and fecal coliform, and the studied parameters in foodstuffs included the total count and fecal coliform (Escherichia coli). According to the findings, these indicators were appropriate in terms of accommodation hygiene and preparation and distribution of crew hygiene by 99.9%. On the other hand, there were zero cases where the food sampling results were undesirable for the measurement of the total count and fecal coliform. The number of the contaminated water samples was 46 (24.7%) out of 186 water samples. Therefore, the proper implementation and continuous control of health instructions seem critical for these borders, and it is suggested that special regulations and indicators be enacted for the crew in charge, so that they would attend training courses, obtain medical examination cards, and practice personal hygiene. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d5f358f64f04a8c94c30f063b0666fd2022-12-21T23:33:36ZengKurdistan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Advances in Environmental Health Research2345-39902345-39902020-10-018213314210.22102/jaehr.2020.222976.1163113189The assessment of environmental health status in the route of Arbaeen pilgrims at Shalamcheh border in southwestern IranRouhollah Shokri0Ali Almasi1Jafar Rabihavi2Seifollah Ganjali Dashti3Hashem Hajiveisi4Ali Asghar Valipour5Mitra Mohammadi6Amir Hossein Mahvi7Majid Hashemi8Shima Rezaei9Azimeh Karimyan10Sharareh Zovedavianpour11Abadan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abadan, IranDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IranAbadan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abadan, IranAbadan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abadan, IranHealth Network of Sanandaj, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IranAbadan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abadan, IranDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IranDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranEnvironmental Health Engineering Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranEnvironmental Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IranAbadan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abadan, IranAbadan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abadan, IranThe negligence of health regulations in the preparation of the foods, services, and sanitary and welfare facilities provided in religious borders could increase the risk of waterborne infectious intestinal diseases. Therefore, the continuous monitoring and control of health indicators is essential in mourning borders. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on the Mawkebs of Shalamcheh border (n=267). In total, 186 samples were evaluated in terms of the microbial quality of water, and 66 samples were evaluated in terms of the microbial quality of food. The studied parameters in drinking water included the residual free chlorine, pH, turbidity, total coliform, and fecal coliform, and the studied parameters in foodstuffs included the total count and fecal coliform (Escherichia coli). According to the findings, these indicators were appropriate in terms of accommodation hygiene and preparation and distribution of crew hygiene by 99.9%. On the other hand, there were zero cases where the food sampling results were undesirable for the measurement of the total count and fecal coliform. The number of the contaminated water samples was 46 (24.7%) out of 186 water samples. Therefore, the proper implementation and continuous control of health instructions seem critical for these borders, and it is suggested that special regulations and indicators be enacted for the crew in charge, so that they would attend training courses, obtain medical examination cards, and practice personal hygiene.http://jaehr.muk.ac.ir/article_113189_6aa1e5cfe61ff917fff8a64a44dda032.pdfenvironmental healthfood hygienewater qualityarbaeen |
| spellingShingle | Rouhollah Shokri Ali Almasi Jafar Rabihavi Seifollah Ganjali Dashti Hashem Hajiveisi Ali Asghar Valipour Mitra Mohammadi Amir Hossein Mahvi Majid Hashemi Shima Rezaei Azimeh Karimyan Sharareh Zovedavianpour The assessment of environmental health status in the route of Arbaeen pilgrims at Shalamcheh border in southwestern Iran Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research environmental health food hygiene water quality arbaeen |
| title | The assessment of environmental health status in the route of Arbaeen pilgrims at Shalamcheh border in southwestern Iran |
| title_full | The assessment of environmental health status in the route of Arbaeen pilgrims at Shalamcheh border in southwestern Iran |
| title_fullStr | The assessment of environmental health status in the route of Arbaeen pilgrims at Shalamcheh border in southwestern Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | The assessment of environmental health status in the route of Arbaeen pilgrims at Shalamcheh border in southwestern Iran |
| title_short | The assessment of environmental health status in the route of Arbaeen pilgrims at Shalamcheh border in southwestern Iran |
| title_sort | assessment of environmental health status in the route of arbaeen pilgrims at shalamcheh border in southwestern iran |
| topic | environmental health food hygiene water quality arbaeen |
| url | http://jaehr.muk.ac.ir/article_113189_6aa1e5cfe61ff917fff8a64a44dda032.pdf |
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