Table 3.
Comparison of Attitudes Towards Food Safety Before, After and During the COVID-19 Epidemic (p-valueA: Comparison Before and During the COVID-19 Epidemic, p-valueB: Comparison After the COVID-19 Epidemic)
| Before the COVID-19 Epidemic | During the COVID-19 Epidemic | After the COVID-19 Epidemic | p-valueA | p-valueB | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive Attention | Active Attention | Not Paying Attention | Passive Attention | Active Attention | Not Paying Attention | Passive Attention | Active Attention | Not Paying Attention | |||
| I am satisfied with the general knowledge of food safety education | |||||||||||
| Strongly agree | 32 | 62 | 20 | 19 | 85 | 10 | 20 | 86 | 8 | <0.001 (χ2 =22.7) | <0.001 (χ2 =18.6) |
| Agree | 323 | 422 | 211 | 255 | 586 | 115 | 209 | 632 | 115 | ||
| Neutral or no answer | 67 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 78 | 45 | 54 | 86 | 44 | ||
| Disagree | 69 | 68 | 35 | 63 | 92 | 17 | 55 | 96 | 21 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| I am more willing to advise on food safety than before the COVID-19 outbreak | |||||||||||
| Strongly agree | 48 | 94 | 28 | 35 | 122 | 13 | 27 | 130 | 13 | <0.001 (χ2 =9.7) | <0.001 (χ2 =10.7) |
| Agree | 359 | 442 | 224 | 279 | 631 | 115 | 236 | 669 | 120 | ||
| Neutral or no answer | 63 | 57 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 50 | 57 | 81 | 44 | ||
| Disagree | 19 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 11 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| My patients consider me as a valuable resource for food safety education | |||||||||||
| Strongly agree | 40 | 68 | 31 | 30 | 58 | 17 | 26 | 94 | 19 | <0.001 (χ2 =18.7) | <0.001 (χ2 =22.7) |
| Agree | 320 | 400 | 193 | 246 | 1 | 102 | 204 | 603 | 106 | ||
| Neutral or no answer | 92 | 98 | 73 | 81 | 92 | 54 | 74 | 140 | 49 | ||
| Disagree | 37 | 44 | 30 | 39 | 565 | 14 | 32 | 65 | 14 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| A complete management system must be established for food safety in the post-COVID-19 era | |||||||||||
| Strongly agree | 154 | 235 | 96 | 112 | 328 | 45 | 98 | 343 | 44 | <0.001 (χ2 =14.7) | <0.001 (χ2 =11.9) |
| Agree | 312 | 354 | 196 | 258 | 492 | 112 | 216 | 529 | 117 | ||
| Neutral or no answer | 23 | 19 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 27 | ||
| Disagree | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Food safety must establish a complete emergency response plan in the post-COVID-19 era | |||||||||||
| Strongly agree | 169 | 238 | 98 | 124 | 334 | 47 | 110 | 350 | 45 | <0.001 (χ2 =18.0) | <0.001 (χ2 =20.4) |
| Agree | 300 | 355 | 196 | 250 | 492 | 109 | 207 | 528 | 116 | ||
| Neutral or no answer | 18 | 15 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 23 | 27 | ||
| Disagree | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Food safety must establish a complete traceability system in the post-COVID-19 era | |||||||||||
| Strongly agree | 194 | 257 | 109 | 144 | 361 | 55 | 125 | 379 | 56 | <0.001 (χ2 =18.7) | <0.001 (χ2 =14.7) |
| Agree | 283 | 336 | 184 | 239 | 464 | 100 | 202 | 497 | 104 | ||
| Neutral or no answer | 12 | 12 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 20 | 27 | ||
| Disagree | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| I am willing to have a short conversation (three minutes) with my patients to understand food safety | |||||||||||
| Strongly agree | 44 | 95 | 31 | 32 | 121 | 17 | 27 | 127 | 16 | <0.001 (χ2 =9.7) | <0.001 (χ2 =15.4) |
| Agree | 378 | 441 | 228 | 288 | 639 | 120 | 243 | 684 | 120 | ||
| Neutral or no answer | 56 | 55 | 53 | 63 | 63 | 38 | 53 | 71 | 40 | ||
| Disagree | 130 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 12 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||