Awareness of Listeria and high-risk food consumption behavior among pregnant women in Louisiana

Xu, Wenqing; Cater, Melissa; Gaitán, Adriana V.; Drewery, Merritt; Gravois, Rebecca; Lammi‐Keefe, Carol J.

doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.01.009

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“…Despite numerous educational campaigns and media attention due to several fatal outbreaks, many authors report that awareness of listeriosis among at-risk individuals is low [20][21][22]. Xu et al [23] found that of 78.9% of pregnant women who reported being aware of Listeria, only 28.9% reported not consuming high-risk foods associated with Listeria.…”

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“…In Slovenia, organised education of pregnant women about healthy eating takes place in parenting classes, in which midwives are also actively involved. Although studies focusing on knowledge and awareness of specific pathogens relevant during pregnancy (Toxoplasma gondii and Listeria monocytogenes) can be found in the scientific literature [12,23,30,34], studies on perceptions of other food safety risks, food handling knowledge and food handling practices during pregnancy [35,36] and in the postpartum period [37] are extremely underrepresented. Although individual studies have previously compared pregnant and non-pregnant women [36] or pregnant women and mothers [37], we have not found a study comparing non pregnant women, pregnant women and postpartum mothers in this context.…”

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Food Safety Knowledge and Practices of Pregnant Women and Postpartum Mothers in Slovenia

Jevšnik

Česen

Šantić

et al. 2021

Foods

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Food safety during pregnancy and postpartum is important for preventing foodborne diseases, while pregnant women are considered vulnerable due to their immunomodulatory condition. The current study aimed to investigate the self-reported food safety knowledge and practices of pregnant women and postpartum mothers in Slovenia using an online questionnaire and to compare the results with nonpregnant women as a control group. The study was conducted with 426 women, of whom 145 were pregnant, 191 were not pregnant, and 90 were postpartum. The online questionnaire consisted of questions related to food safety risk perception, hand hygiene, food purchase, food storage, food preparation and handling of infant formula and breast milk. The results showed that women generally have basic knowledge of proper food handling and are aware of food safety, but some specific gaps were identified in food handling at home, especially concerning microbiological risks. However, the results showed that pregnant women performed better than the postpartum group, and both groups performed significantly better than the nonpregnant group. The media was most frequently cited as a source of food safety information, especially by the pregnant group. Trained health workers should also inform women on how to ensure food safety in the home environment.

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Food Safety Knowledge and Practices of Pregnant Women and Postpartum Mothers in Slovenia

Jevšnik

Česen

Šantić

et al. 2021

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“…It is believed that even if awareness of listeriosis increases, people will not be able to take precautions more precisely, and the number of cases will not decrease. 73 This is supported by studies published in the recent past by Xu et al 74 Of the 78.9% of pregnant women who reported being aware of L. monocytogenes, only 28.9% reported not eating high-risk food. Consumers' behavior are largely unconscious towards preparing safe food in their daily routines and tend to have a strong self-assurance in their abilities.…”

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Overview of Listeria Monocytogenes as a Foodborne Pathogen: Traditional Review

Erol¹,

Tasci²

2021

Turkiye Klinikleri J Vet Sci

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Nutrition and food safety are integral parts of a whole. Unsafe foods particularly affect infants, young children and the elderly. There are more than 200 diseases known to be transmitted by food. Every year, as a result of contaminated food, an estimated 600 million people get sick and 420 thousand of them lose thier lives. 1 There are various agents that cause foodborne illnesses such as bacteria, viruses and parasites. Among them, bacterial agents are more common. Consumption of animal derived foods such as dairy or meat and also ready to eat products are considered as an important source of foodborne agents. Amid them, Listeria monocytogenes is seen as a significant cause of serious illnesses in humans and animals. 2 Although the disease manifests itself with a mild fever in most cases, it can also present as systemic listeriosis with more severe symptoms, high hospitalization and mortality rates. Generally, the frequency of listeriosis in population remains low, despite the wide distribution of the microorganism in the environment and the relatively high frequency of isolation in foods. The occurence of systemic

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“…We believe that, if any, increased awareness of listeriosis or, more precisely in behaviour alterations, was not significant or otherwise the number of cases would have decreased. This is supported by the work recently published by Xu et al (2017 T knowledge on the consequences or on how to prevent the infection; increased knowledge per se is not enough to change behaviours (Kendall et al, 2017;Wilcock, Pun, Khanona & Aung, 2004;Xu et al, 2017). Consumer safe food handling behaviours are implemented largely as unconscious and routine activities, and consumers tend to have strong confidence in their abilities (Young & Wanddell, 2016).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The need to develop targeted food safety education is widely reported. Consumption of high-risk foods is a problem in acquiring listeriosis during pregnancy (Mateus et al, 2014;Xu et al, 2017), but for older adults greater risk factors are storage malpractices and consumption after the "best before" date (Evans & Redmond, 2016). It is also important to determine which communication channels are used and accessible to the target population.…”

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Risk communication strategies (on listeriosis) for high-risk groups

Maia

Teixeira

Mateus

2019

Trends in Food Science & Technology

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Background: Most cases of listeriosis are domestically acquired. Although consumers have a key role in its prevention, it is generally agreed that individuals at higher risk have a low awareness of the infection. Scope and approach: A summary of the scientific information on listeriosis awareness among high-risk groups will be presented. Reasons explaining unawareness and potential strategies to communicate with target groups in a manner that can effectively change risk behaviours reducing the burden of listeriosis will be discussed. Key findings and conclusions: Research efforts are needed in particular experimental studies that can identify which communication factors have a causal effect on peoples' risk behaviour and how these factors influence the processing of information by consumers.

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Awareness of Listeria and high-risk food consumption behavior among pregnant women in Louisiana

Cited by 18 publications

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Food Safety Knowledge and Practices of Pregnant Women and Postpartum Mothers in Slovenia

Food Safety Knowledge and Practices of Pregnant Women and Postpartum Mothers in Slovenia

Overview of Listeria Monocytogenes as a Foodborne Pathogen: Traditional Review

Risk communication strategies (on listeriosis) for high-risk groups

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