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KMID : 1134820090380050618
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
2009 Volume.38 No. 5 p.618 ~ p.625
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Food Safety Knowledge and Home Food Safety Practices of Home-delivered Meal Service Recipients
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Lee Kyung-Eun
Yi Na-Young
Park Jung-Yeon
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Abstract
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The purposes of this study were to evaluate food safety knowledge and to assess home food safety performance of home-delivered meal service recipients. Two facilities providing home-delivered meal services for older adults were located in Seoul. A total of 120 service recipients were surveyed using an individual interview technique and 97 responses were used for data analysis. A statistical data analysis was completed using SPSS program (ver.14) for descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and correlation analysis. The majority of the participants were 70 years old or older and females. They perceived their health status as poor or very poor and took more than one kind of medicines. An average score of the food safety knowledge test was 11.48 based on 18 points (63.8%). The results revealed that the older adults knew the importance of hand washing but were not aware of when and how to wash hands. There was room to improve knowledge on cleaning and sanitizing fresh fruits and using wiping cloth. The knowledge score for each category was not significantly different by gender and age. The home food safety practices of the older adults was rated as 2.8 out of 4 points; the highest score was associated for proper food handling category and the lowest score was for cleaning and sanitizing. The worst performance was related to managing hand cuts and wounds (1.96). The total knowledge score and an average performance score were significantly correlated (p＜0.01). Food safety education programs targeting the older adults who receive home-delivered meal services would improve the recipients’ food safety knowledge and practices related to consumption of the meals at home. The programs should focus on not only improving food safety knowledge but also changing food safety practices.
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KEYWORD
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home-delivered meal service, food safety knowledge, home food safety practices, older adults
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