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It was aimed to evaluate the relation between food safety knowledge, attitude, and behavior, with some sociodemographic factors and body mass index (BMI). The study was conducted on 1647 volunteer university students (1243 females and 404 males) attending at various universities in Ankara, Turkey. The data was collected via a questionnaire applied face to face interview which consisted of totally 95 items on demographic information (15 items), food safety knowledge (40 items), food safety attitude (15 items), and food safety behavior (25 items). Weight and height of the students were measured by the researches, and BMI was calculated and evaluated using World Health Organization classification. Food safety knowledge scores (FSKS) (27.3±5.54 versus 25.1±5.64, p<0.001), food safety attitude scores (FSAS) (14.5±4.02 versus 12.6±4.36, p<0.001) and food safety behavior scores (FSBS) (14.5±4.02 versus 12.6±4.36, p<0.001) were found to be statistically higher in women than males. Total FSKS, FSAS, and FSBS were significantly higher in the students educated in the field of health compared to others. FSKS, FSAS, and FSBS of the obese group were significantly lower than normal weight and underweight groups. As BMI increased, FSKS, FSAS, and FSBS were significantly decreased (r=-0.106, p<0.001; r=-0.130, p<0.001; r=-0.095, p<0.001, respectively). The results of this study reveal the gender and BMI differences on food safety knowledge, food safety attitudes, and food safety practices, and also has shown positive impact of health education status. In order to increase food safety knowledge and to reflect this knowledge on attitudes and behaviors, it is thought that it will be beneficial to give priority to male students, students in the obese group, and students studying in the field of social and science in the trainings to be planned on the subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the personnel providing health services in the Department of Health Services in Ankara Provincial Health Directorate about COVID-19. Materials and Methods: The data of our cross-sectional type of study was collected between the dates of 26 October-November 30, 2020, and 85% percent of the pre-defined population was reached. Statistical evaluation was performed with number and percentage distributions and chi-square test. Results: The average knowledge score of the personnel was found to be 9.35±1.02. Out of 10 knowledge questions, 7 were answered correctly over 91%. 60.6% of respondents answered all knowledge questions correctly. A statistically significant difference was found in the level of knowledge according to profession and level of education (p<0.001). 47.6% of participants exhibited exactly the right practice, and a statistically significant difference was found in the level of practice by profession, gender and education level (p<0.05). Conclusion: Considering the lower level of knowledge and practice of non-health professional groups, comprehensive in-service training for health professionals should further contribute to the fight against the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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AIM: This study was conducted to determine the effect of food safety knowledge of teachers on their attitude. METHOD: The study was conducted Ankara province. Knowledge test and attitude scale, development by researchers were utilized in collecting data. RESULTS: 355 teachers, in total, 194 of whom are female and the remaining 161 are male teachers, were included in the study whose mean age was 38.58±7.63 years. According to the study the food safety knowledge level of female teachers (18.33±3.10) was found to be higher than that of male teachers (16.94±3.64) (p<0.001). While food safety attitude points were high for both male (47.70±5.93) and female (49.82±4.39)teachers, a significant statistical difference was found to exist in favour of females (p<0.001). It was determined that there is a positive relationship between the food safety knowledge level of the participants and their food safety attitude (r= 0.262, p<0.01). CONCLUSION: Raising the awareness of consumers about the food safety can be ensured through training and educational activities which should be started being provided in the childhood period and also kept provided in following years. In order to ensure that the knowledge provided through these trainings reflects on attitude, and consequentially on behaviours, the said training and educational activities should be repeated with certain time intervals, and permanence should be ensured by use of supervision. According to the finding, observed through this study, it can be said that knowledge about the food safety of teacher who are responsible for teaching students should be improved and updated. Educating the teachers about food safety through in-service trainings may contribute to interactive development of the community. In addition, involvement of the government, food manufacturers, schools and consumers from every groups of age together in the training programs to be developed would have a positive effect on the success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bu çalışmanın amacı, ekoloji temelli yaz doḡa eḡitimi programının bu programa katılan ilköḡretim öḡrencilerinin çevre bilgisi, çevreye yönelik duyuşsal eḡilimleri ve çevreye yönelik sorumlu davranışlarına olan etkisini incelemektir. Bu kapsamda, 2008 yılında Ankara ilinde gerçekleştirilen ve TÜBİTAK tarafından desteklenen yaz doḡa eḡitimine katılan toplam 64 ilköḡretim öḡrencisi (26 kız, 38 erkekl bu çalışanın örneklemini oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma önteşt - sontest deneysel desende tasarlanmıştır. Doḡa eḡitimi programının başlangıcında ve sonunda olmak üzere öḡrencilerin bilgi, duyuş ve davranış kazanımlarını ölçmeye yönelik veri toplama araçları kullanılmıştır. Nitel veriler içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılarak, nicel veriler ise baḡımlı gruplar covaryans (ANCOVA) ve t-testi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bu çalışma sonucunda, ekoloji temelli yaz doḡa eḡitimi programının öḡrencilerin çevreye yönelik sorumlu davranışlarına istatistiki olarak anlamlı bir katkı saḡladıḡı görülmüştür. Ancak, öḡrencilerin çevre bilgisi ve duyuşsal eḡilimler sontest puanlan öntest puanlarından yüksek olmasına raḡmen, doḡa eḡitimi programının öḡrencilerin çevre bilgisi ve duyuşsal eḡilim puanlarına katkısı istatistiki olarak anlamlı deḡildir. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]