Changing Behaviors of Adults for Ensuring the Food Hygiene During Covid-19 Outbreak: The Case of Turkey

Authors : Duygu SAĞLAM, Gözde ARITICI ÇOLAK, Murat BAŞ

Pages : 731-736

Doi:10.31067/acusaglik.913790

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Publication Date : 2021-09-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to determine the behavior of individuals for buying, preparing, and cooking processes of the foods during the Covid-19 epidemic. This study carried out with 999 adult individuals, 15.0% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n = 150); men and 85.0% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n = 849); women, aged 19-65. The questionnaire includes questions regarding the provision of food hygiene before and during the Covid-19 outbreak. According to the results, while the preference rate for markets\` take-out services increased in the Covid-19 epidemic process insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(22.8% before Covid-19; 55.7% in the Covid-19 outbreak);, there was a decrease in the proportion of those who preferred neighborhood farm markets insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(66.8% before Covid-19; 27.5% during Covid-19 outbreak); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p <0.01);. The proportion of those who chose to buy packaged bread and fruit during the epidemic also increased insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p = 0.001);. No scientific data are available on the consumption of nutrients with a potentially contaminated risk and the transmission of the virus. However, it is believed that the concerns about carrying this virus with food can be prevented by the consumers more carefully applying the routine hygiene rules.
Keywords : behavior, covid, food hygiene

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