Published date: Jan 11 2018

Journal Title: KnE Life Sciences

Issue title: The 1st International Conference on Global Health

Pages: 93-102

DOI: 10.18502/kls.v4i1.1370

Lassie Fitria

Dewi Susannadsusanna@ui.ac.idDepartment of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, C Building, 2nd Floor, Kampus Baru UI Depok 16424, Indonesia

Tris Eryando

The study aimed to identify personal hygiene and sanitation practices among 99 food handlers working in the cafeterias at University X. This was a cross-sectional study. The research was conducted between April and July 2016 in a university in Depok, Indonesia. There are 16 cafeterias at the university. Purposive sampling methods
applied. The population of this research was the food handlers in the university’s cafeterias. The laboratory test that detected the number of worm eggs/gram in participants’ feces was applied to determine the worm infection. Information on the participants’ personal hygiene and the sanitation of the cafeteria facilities was collected through interviews and observation. The results showed that four participants had intestinal parasitic worm infections.A personal hygiene assessment found that 83% of participants did not have appropriate
hygiene, and95% of the cafeterias had inadequate sanitation of faclities. Certification, medical checkups for food handlers, and regular training insafe food handling practices should be considered.

Keywords: Worm, intestinal parasite, feces, personal hygiene, sanitation

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