Knowledge and self-reported food safety practices among meat consumers in Ilorin, Nigeria

Odetokun, Ismail A.; Afolaranmi, Zainab Mercy; Nuhu, Aliyu A.; Borokinni, Baasim O.; Ghali-Mohammed, Ibraheem; Cissé, Hama; Alhaji, Nma Bida

doi:10.1016/j.dialog.2022.100039

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“…Previous studies have affirmed that human hands are major route that influence the transmission and spread of disease causing microorganisms and the surge of foodborne illnesses (Ahmednur, Esmael, & Feresa, 2022;Oranusi, Akande, & Dahunsi, 2013). Inadequate hand washing practices during food handling have been reported as a prominent cause of foodborne illnesses (Odetokun et al, 2022). Although, there have been significant rise in behavioral changes and awareness towards proper hand washing and other hygienic practices post-COVID-19 pandemic (Bizuneh, Mohammed, & Yesuf, 2022), more public health campaign including improved hand hygiene practices should continually be a routine intervention in both local and urban communities.…”

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Microbiological Assessment of Car Doors and Steering Wheels at Benue State University, Makurdi: Public Health Implications

Akinnibosun,

Adikwu,

Sunday David

et al. 2024

Suan Sunandha Sci & Tech

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Microbiological assessments of car surfaces remain a fundamental approach to control hotspots of microbial contamination. This study was aimed at assessing the level microbial contaminations associated with car doors and steering wheel of cars within the faculty of science, Benue state university, Makurdi. A total of forty (40) samples were collected in duplicates. These included twenty duplicate samples from car door handles and twenty duplicate samples from car steering wheels respectively using sterile swab sticks and transported to Charis Research and Diagnostic laboratory for analysis. The samples were analysed using cultural, biochemical and morphological techniques. The results revealed that the heterotrophic bacterial count range from 1.97 x 104 to2.41 x 104 CFU/cm2 while the fungi count range from 1.9 x 103 to 3.7 x 103 CFU/cm2. Staphylococcus spp. had the highest occurrence of 14(70%) and 9(45%), Proteus spp. had an occurrence of 6(30%) and 2(10%) for car door handles and car steering wheels while there was no detection of Salmonella in all the samples assessed. The fungi occurrence rate observed was Aspergillus spp. [7(35%)] for car door handle and 3(15%) for car steering wheel while Rhizopus spp. had a prevalence rate of 4(20%) for car door handle and 1(5%) for car steering wheel. This study affirmed that car surfaces could serve as a reservoir of potential pathogens. Hence, routine disinfection of these surfaces is very important.

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Microbiological Assessment of Car Doors and Steering Wheels at Benue State University, Makurdi: Public Health Implications

Akinnibosun,

Adikwu,

Sunday David

et al. 2024

Suan Sunandha Sci & Tech

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“…The three MRSA isolates belonged to ST88, which is referred to as the “African” community-associated (CA-MRSA) clone [ 50 ] but is not the most reported MRSA sequence type in Kenya, which is ST239 [ 24 ]. ST88 has been reported in pigs and workers in a Nigerian abattoir and may indicate an animal source [ 51 ]. Antimicrobial use in animals is not regulated in Kenya and the most frequently used antibiotics in animals in western Kenya are oxytetracycline and penicillin-streptomycin [ 52 ].…”

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Multi-Drug Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage in Abattoir Workers in Busia, Kenya

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Abattoir workers have been identified as high-risk for livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus carriage. This study investigated S. aureus carriage in abattoir workers in Western Kenya. Nasal swabs were collected once from participants between February-November 2012. S. aureus was isolated using bacterial culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing performed using the VITEK 2 instrument and disc diffusion methods. Isolates underwent whole genome sequencing and Multi Locus Sequence Types were derived from these data. S. aureus (n = 126) was isolated from 118/737 (16.0%) participants. Carriage was higher in HIV-positive (24/89, 27.0%) than HIV–negative participants (94/648, 14.5%; p = 0.003). There were 23 sequence types (STs) identified, and half of the isolates were ST152 (34.1%) or ST8 (15.1%). Many isolates carried the Panton-Valentine leucocidin toxin gene (42.9%). Only three isolates were methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) (3/126, 2.4%) and the prevalence of MRSA carriage was 0.4% (3/737). All MRSA were ST88. Isolates from HIV-positive participants (37.0%) were more frequently resistant to sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim compared to isolates from HIV-negative participants (6.1%; p < 0.001). Similarly, trimethoprim resistance genes were more frequently detected in isolates from HIV-positive (81.5%) compared to HIV-negative participants (60.6%; p = 0.044). S. aureus in abattoir workers were representative of major sequence types in Africa, with a high proportion being toxigenic isolates. HIV-positive individuals were more frequently colonized by antimicrobial resistant S. aureus which may be explained by prophylactic antimicrobial use.

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“…We utilized a numeric scoring system [31] to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of pandemic preparedness among participants, considering them as outcome variables. The outcome variables were calculated using a predetermined scoring method, as outlined earlier [32,33]. Correct responses to both knowledge and attitude questions received a score of "1," while incorrect responses were assigned a score of "0."…”

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Nigerians' outlook on pandemic preparedness – gaps and mitigations

Odetokun,

Oniyanda,

Raza

et al. 2024

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Introduction Pandemics are global health crises that have caused millions of deaths, enormous socio-economic disruptions, and considerable public and global health security consequences. This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of Nigerians regarding preparedness for the next pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire-based national survey was conducted among 1276 respondents in Nigeria to determine public knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of preparedness for future pandemics. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for analyses. Results Of the 1276 respondents to this survey, > 50% had not heard of the Spanish flu or Zika disease. Approximately half (594) of the respondents did not consider antimicrobial resistance a possible cause of future pandemics. Over an average proportion of respondents reported unsatisfactory knowledge (655, 51.3%) and poor perception (695, 54.5%) about pandemic preparedness. The respondents' good knowledge and satisfactory attitudes toward pandemic preparedness decreased with increasing age. The respondents' education, age, and state of residence were significantly associated with good knowledge, satisfactory attitudes, and positive perceptions of pandemic preparedness with respondents with tertiary education levels being at least 2× more likely to have these positive outcomes. Conclusion This study revealed serious gaps in Nigerians' knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of their readiness for upcoming pandemics. To protect Nigerians' health, emphasis should be placed on these issues.

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Knowledge and self-reported food safety practices among meat consumers in Ilorin, Nigeria

Cited by 11 publications

References 48 publications

Microbiological Assessment of Car Doors and Steering Wheels at Benue State University, Makurdi: Public Health Implications

Microbiological Assessment of Car Doors and Steering Wheels at Benue State University, Makurdi: Public Health Implications

Multi-Drug Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage in Abattoir Workers in Busia, Kenya

Nigerians' outlook on pandemic preparedness – gaps and mitigations

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