Changing Behaviors of Adults for Ensuring the Food Hygiene During Covid-19 Outbreak: The Case of Turkey
Changing Behaviors of Adults for Ensuring the Food Hygiene During Covid-19 Outbreak: The Case of Turkey
Tarih
2021-12-01
Yazarlar
Sağlam, Duygu
Arıcı Çolak , Gözde
Baş, Murat
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Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi
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ABSTRACT
Objective: 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.
Materials and Methods: This study carried out with 999 adult individuals, 15.0% (n = 150) men and 85.0% (n = 849)
women, aged 19-65. The questionnaire includes questions regarding the provision of food hygiene before and during the
Covid-19 outbreak.
Results: While the preference rate for markets’ take-out services increased in the Covid-19 epidemic process (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 (66.8% before Covid-19; 27.5% during Covid-19 outbreak) (p <0.01). The proportion of those who chose to
buy packaged bread and fruit during the epidemic also increased (p = 0.001).
Conclusion: 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.