Objective ?To study the existent dietary hygiene behavior and attitude among college students and to provide references for further education and management.
Methods ?A self-designed dietary hygiene-related questionnaire based on the KAP (knowledge-attitude-practice) model was conducted in Sichuan University students, with a method of proportionate sampling classified by sex, grade, and major.
Results ?College students’ hygienic habits were not good enough. It indicated that only 7.8% of the students were concerned about Hygiene License and 30.7% of them held that tableware should be sterilized before using. Besides, only 21% of the students washed hands before meals, 14.9% believed that a health certificate was required for foodservice employees, more than 80% students may buy food on stalls sometimes.
Conclusion ?A majority of students have requirements for hygienic situations while dining, but they do not know clear specific health standards. A number of students are not used to washing hands before dining. Moreover, lack of hygienic awareness is emphasized when they are facing food with potential safety problems. It is very necessary to strengthen health education and to improve hygienic behaviors in college students.
Citation： ZHOU Jincheng,YIN Liyuan,LI Xiaoling,CHEN Mo,FAN Heng,ZHANG Hao. Investigation of Dietary Hygiene Behavior and Attitude among College Students. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2010, 10(8): 902-904. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20100517 Copy