Food safety knowledge attitude and practices of oncology nurses, in Lebanese hospitals

Exploring food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nursing and medical students: Insights from a cross‐sectional study in Bangladesh

“…In this cross‐sectional study, nursing students performed substantially better than medical students on tests of food safety KAP, although their overall knowledge scores were not statistically different. These results coincided with the results of other studies (Hansaram et al, 2022; Mallah et al, 2023). However, other studies observed contrary results (Eslami et al, 2015; Luo et al, 2019).…”

“…The nursing and medical college students in this study lacked sufficient knowledge of food safety. In contrast to earlier studies, nursing, and medical students' correct response rates were lower than 50% for the statements that "Food can be stored in the refrigerator for a long time," "Uncooked meat should be stored in the lower part of the refrigerator," and "Food that is hot and ready to eat should be stored at 65 C" (Azanaw et al, 2021;Luo et al, 2019;Mallah et al, 2023;Sanlier et al, 2012). In addition, nursing students scored poorly on the questions "Bacteria that cause food poisoning multiply rapidly at 37 C" and "Typhoid fever can be transmitted by food.…”

Food safety culture in food companies amid the Lebanese economic crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic

“…Studies on food safety culture in Lebanon are lacking. The only studies conducted tackle mainly food safety practices in Lebanese food service establishments [ 39 , 40 ] and in hospitals [ 41 , 42 ]. The objective of this work was to assess the perceived food safety culture in Lebanese food companies, during the Lebanese economic crisis and against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic [ 43 ].…”