Efficacy of a Culturally-Tailored Educational Photonovella Addressing Prevention of Meat and Poultry-Related Food Poisoning for African Americans of Low Socioeconomic Status

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• Personal Author:
  Chakraborty A ; Dworkin MS ; Jackson U ; Pretap P
• Description:
  African Americans of low socioeconomic status are often at risk of foodborne illnesses because of food preferences and exposure to a disproportionately high number of risk factors. We developed a culturally-appropriate food safety photonovella and determined its efficacy in improving food safety knowledge and behavior in low socioeconomic status African Americans in Chicago. A pre- and post-intervention food safety score was calculated based on responses to 9 weighted questions directly addressed within the photonovella. A maximum score of 12 points was possible. Among 149 participants, the overall mean baseline food safety score rose from 7.80 (SD 2.51) to 8.98 (SD 2.21) (P < 0.01). Ninety-seven (65%) respondents reported making at least one change in their food safety behavior since exposure to the photonovella. Thirty-five percent and 16% of the participants, respectively, said that someone they lived with and someone who doesn't live with them also read the photonovella. Among 43 who cooked or prepared chitterlings, 27 reported pre-intervention that they did not boil chitterlings for 5 minutes before cleaning, and 10 of those reported changing their behavior post-intervention. A photonovella focused on a thematic area within food safety may be an effective way to improve knowledge, influence behavior, and encourage communication of food safety information to others. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Diet Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Food Contaminants Health Promotion Infectious Agents Intervention Effectiveness Pathogens Safety Practices Socioeconomics Sociological Factors
• ISSN:
  1541-9576
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  176-184
• Volume:
  35
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063500
• Citation:
  Food Prot Trends 2015 May/Jun; 35(3):176-184
• Contact Point Address:
  Mark S. Dworkin, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
• Email:
  mdworkin@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Food Protection Trends
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:febeedacb1d835f595473e21e53ef05fc93d939c2814d8fe18d5b3b5f1a425aa1d15ee7884328ebb2951f97f3885671555740f1e4b63c02eb76e9d43eee904f6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222105/cdc_222105_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 226.21 KB ]