dc.description.abstract | The objectives of this research were to 1 ) study the personal factors of food handlers in the canteen of the Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Province in the epidemic situation of coronavirus disease 2019. 2) Study the operations according to the food sanitation standards of food handlers. 3) Study the factors related to the performance of food handlers according to food sanitation standards. 4) Guidelines for solving problems in the work of food handlers according to food sanitation standards, which the research area is in the canteen of the Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Province in the situation of the epidemic of coronavirus disease 2019. The research used a mixed method research consisting of a quantitative research using a sample of100 food handlers per restaurant and a qualitative research by interviewing 3 groups
of food handlers. The statistics used in the data analysis were: frequency, percentage, mean, chi-square and Pearson correlation.
The results of the research showed that 1) the personal factors of the majority of food handlers 68.00 percent are female, 37.00 percent aged between 41 - 50 years,36.00 percent graduated from high school, 42.00 percent with average monthly income between 10,000 - 20,000 baht, 97.00 percent are Buddhists and most 27 percent are food handlers from rice and curry shops. 2) The food sanitation practices of food handlers in the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic situation, found that 65.00 percent of the workers performed according to sanitary principles at a very good level. 3)Factors related to the performance in accordance with food sanitation standards of food handlers in the epidemic situation of coronavirus disease 2019. The results of the study revealed that as for the personal factors of the restaurant type, the leading factories the general knowledge of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic situation and
knowledge of food sanitation in the epidemic situation of coronavirus disease 2019with contributing factors including the support of equipment to clean or prevent coronavirus disease 2019 from government agencies. Food handlers' agencies courage participation in sanitation practices. They have also received training or advice from staff on how to behave in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, there was a statistically significant correlation at the .05 level. As for personal factors in terms of gender, age, education, income, and religion, there are contributing factors such as the agency of food handlers campaigning or announcing measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and had been trained in food
sanitation. There are additional factors such as having received food sanitation assessment during the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic situation, received a certificate for clean and safe restaurants to prevent COVIC-19, and 4) guidelines for solving problems in working in accordance with the rules of food sanitation standards of food handlers in the canteen of the Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Province in the situation of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic, found that workshop sanitation training should be organized, performance and personal hygiene assessments should be carried out. For public relations work, there should be more communication channels, additional measures on the part of service users and cleanliness, including support for protective and cleaning equipment. | en_US |