Table 7.

Safe food handling attitudes of hospital food handlers

Attitude questions on Safe food handling and answer options		Frequency (%)
Receiving and Storage
Do you believe that food stored at an incorrect temperature must always be discarded?	Yes	148(70.5)
	No	43(20.5)
	No idea	19(9.0)
Do you always check the temperature of refrigerators at least once per day?	Yes	147(70.0)
	No	53(25.2)
	No idea	10(4.8)
Do you always separate raw and cooked food during storage?	Yes	184(87.6)
	No	20(9.5)
	No idea	6(2.9)
Food handling and contamination risks
Do you always avoid partaking in food preparation when you have diarrhoea?	Yes	173(82.4)
	No	33(15.7)
	No idea	4(1.9)
Do you always wash your hands during food preparation, even if others do not wash theirs?	Yes	188(89.5)
	No	19(9.0)
	No idea	3(1.4)
Do you think it is important to improve hygiene practices to reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses?	Yes	199(94.8)
	No	5(2.4)
	No idea	6(2.9)

NB: Correct attitude indicated in bold