Dietetics Student Perceptions of Food Safety Communication to Vulnerable Populations: An International Study.

Autor:	Ilic S; Department of Human Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA., Alwan N; College of Health Sciences, Modern University for Business and Science, Lebanon; Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates., Redmond EC; ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre Food and Drink Research Unit, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 200 Western Avenue, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YB Wales, United Kingdom., Evans EW; ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre Food and Drink Research Unit, Cardiff Metropolitan University, 200 Western Avenue, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YB Wales, United Kingdom. Electronic address: elevans@cardiffmet.ac.uk.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of food protection [J Food Prot] 2024 Jan; Vol. 87 (1), pp. 100203. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 01.
DOI:	10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100203
Abstrakt:	Registered dietitians can play an important role in delivering food safety information to vulnerable population groups. Although dietetic students are reported to perceive food safety to be important for vulnerable population groups, little is known regarding their attitudes toward their role in the delivery of food safety information. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine and evaluate the perceptions of dietetic students regarding their role in food safety communication to vulnerable populations from three international institutions. A total of 208 dietetics students participated in the study from Columbus, Ohio, USA (n = 100), Cardiff, Wales, UK (n = 78), and Beirut, Lebanon (n = 30). Predominantly, the students in this study had positive attitudes toward the importance of food safety for vulnerable groups, although more students from Lebanon were skeptical that vulnerable patients were more susceptible to foodborne infections than the general populations (p < 0.001). Data indicated confidence and understanding of food safety principles and a willingness to learn more about food safety for these groups, however, some students in the UK (30%) and USA (31%) were not confident that they could effectively communicate food safety to vulnerable patients. Based on the findings in this and previous studies, adjustments are recommended to the requirements for food safety knowledge among dietetic students to include food safety counseling competency. Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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