Morbidity Status of Food Handlers from Various Food Service Establishments of Cochin, Kerala, India
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Nutrition - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Food handlers were found to suffer from majority of morbid condition like diabetes, hypertension, injuries, anemia, asthma, cough, fever, and abdomen pain. Amongst all these, hypertension, diabetes, injuries, burns, cough and anemia were very common. Objectives: To study the morbidity status of food handlers from various food handling establishments. Methods: The study was conducted among 248 food handlers from eight different categories of food service establishments such as railway canteens, hospital kitchens, bakery, street vendors, star hotels, A/C hotels, food processing units, non- a/c hotels from Cochin Corporation, Kerala, India. Results: The morbidity status from selected food handlers collected in the year 2014-2015 was analysed. In the present study, 96% of food handlers were apparently unhealthy and only 4% were healthy. Hypertension, anemia, dental carries, acute respiratory infections, diabetes mellitus were the diseases that are attributed to their unhealthy conditions Conclusion: The health status of the food handlers from various food service establishments was found to be unsatisfactory. Awareness about importance of employees health and wellness to improve their productivity needs to be created among food handlers and the management of food service establishments.
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