Evaluation of the knowledge level of health violations in food production, distribution, sales centers and public places and their authorities investigating among the women of Bushehr city
نویسندگان
1 Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health,
2 Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine,
3 Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health
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5 Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health,
6 The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
7 Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health
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چکیده
Background: Women and mothers are the most important educational audience to conveyhealth teachings. This study was aimed to evaluate the knowledge level of different typesof health violations of food production, distribution, sale centers and public places; andauthorities investigating the violations among women referring to health care centers in Bushehr.Materials and Methods: In this descriptive‑analytical study, which was done cross‑sectionally,600 women who were referred to health care centers affiliated to the Bushehr University ofMedical Sciences was selected by convenience sampling. Two‑part questionnaire was usedto collect data: demographic information and a researcher‑designed knowledge surveyquestionnaire consisted of 25 questions with Cronbach’s alpha = 0.7. Data were analyzedwith the software SPSS version 13; using Chi‑square test and Phi and Cramer test. P ≤ 0.05was considered to be statistically significant. Results: The findings showed that 56.9% and26.5% of women had good and moderate knowledge levels regarding health violations,while the general knowledge level of authorities investigating health violations were at themoderate level among 57.3% and at the good level among 15.3% of women. Overall, therewas a significant relationship between education level and the women’s knowledge level ofhealth violations (P < 0.0001). The relationship between the women’s education level andauthorities investigating health violations was not significant (P = 0.073). Conclusion: Applyinginterventional methods of education in health violations to the women by health centers canelevate the level of health knowledge among them.
