Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Typhoid fever is one of the six foodborne diseases monitored in Malaysia beside acute gastroenteritis, hepatitis A, cholera, dysentery and food poisoning. This disease still become a public health issue in developing countries such as South-Central Asia, Southeast Asia and South Africa contributed by factors including poor sanitation and hygiene, unsafe water supply, congestion and poverty. METHODS: A systematic review was conducted in four major electronic databases namely EMBASE, PubMed, CENTRAL and Google Scholar. Two authors independently screened title and for inclusion. Another two authors independently read and include full text. Any disagreements will be referred to the third author for final decision. RESULTS: A total of 379 records were screened for titles and abstracts. Only nine full texts articles were assessed for eligibility. Of these, two studies were included. No study done on attitude was found. Olalekan AW et al., reported that 52.7% had poor level of knowledge on transmission, prevention and control measures of Salmonella infections. Study by Smith SI et al. showed 90% of the respondents were aware of typhoid disease but only 38.9% respondents noted that typhoid disease can be acquired through contaminated water and contaminated food. One included study measured behavioral practices as one of their outcomes. CONCLUSION: Knowledge and behaviour regarding typhoid disease remain low among food handler. The available evidence is extremely limited, more studies are needed to evaluate the long-term benefits of knowledge, attitude and behaviour focusing on typhoid disease.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-203,
title = {Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour for Prevention of Typhoid Disease Among Food Handlers: A Systematic Review},
author = {Nor Asiah Muhamad and Husnina Ibrahim and Syaharatul Patimah Kamarudin and Noor Aliza Lodz and Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalip and Tahir Aris},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Typhoid fever is one of the six foodborne diseases monitored in Malaysia beside acute gastroenteritis, hepatitis A, cholera, dysentery and food poisoning. This disease still become a public health issue in developing countries such as South-Central Asia, Southeast Asia and South Africa contributed by factors including poor sanitation and hygiene, unsafe water supply, congestion and poverty. METHODS: A systematic review was conducted in four major electronic databases namely EMBASE, PubMed, CENTRAL and Google Scholar. Two authors independently screened title and for inclusion. Another two authors independently read and include full text. Any disagreements will be referred to the third author for final decision. RESULTS: A total of 379 records were screened for titles and abstracts. Only nine full texts articles were assessed for eligibility. Of these, two studies were included. No study done on attitude was found. Olalekan AW et al., reported that 52.7% had poor level of knowledge on transmission, prevention and control measures of Salmonella infections. Study by Smith SI et al. showed 90% of the respondents were aware of typhoid disease but only 38.9% respondents noted that typhoid disease can be acquired through contaminated water and contaminated food. One included study measured behavioral practices as one of their outcomes. CONCLUSION: Knowledge and behaviour regarding typhoid disease remain low among food handler. The available evidence is extremely limited, more studies are needed to evaluate the long-term benefits of knowledge, attitude and behaviour focusing on typhoid disease.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, Putrajaya District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya State Health Department, Ministry of Health, Malaysia},
keywords = {Attitude, behaviour, food handler, Knowledge, typhoid},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}