Occurrence of drug-resistant enteric bacteria and associated factors among food handlers of the Mass Catering Center: A laboratory-based cross-sectional study


https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.10221
Vol. 11 No. 3 (2022)
Submitted: 16 October 2021
Accepted: 2 March 2022
Published: 31 August 2022
Antimicrobial-resistance, Mass catering center, Foodborne outbreak
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Authors

  • Chalachew Yenew
    chalachewyenew50@gmail.com
    Social and Population Health Unit, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1000-9220
  • Minwuyelet Andualem Department of English Language and Literature, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia.
  • Fitalew Tadele Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia.
  • Sileshi Mulatu Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
  • Getaneh Atikilt Social and Population Health Unit, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia.
  • Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu Social and Population Health Unit, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia.

This study aimed to determine antimicrobial- resistance (AMR) enteric bacterial load and associated factors among Food Handlers (FHs) ofMass Catering Center (MCC), Ethiopia. From January to June 2020, a laboratory-based cross-sectional study was conducted using the standard Swab microbiological analysis method and the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method on 160 randomly selected FHs and food serving areas and analyzed with RStudio- 1.2.5033 for contamination, resistance level, and source determination. The contamination of AMR Escherichia coli was 33.3% (95% CI, 31.5%, 36.4%), Salmonella 30% (95% CI, 29.8%, 36.0%) and Shigella 20% (95% CI, 19.2%, 26.9%) among the hand of FHs serving in MCC. The contamination was more likely associated with low work experience [AOR, 1.42 (95% CI: 1.22-1.87)], a low educational level [AOR, 1.62 (95% CI: 1.52-189)], irrational drug use characteristics [AOR, 1.75(95% CI: 1.64-2.00)], lack of sufficient food safety knowledge [AOR, 1.52 (95% CI: 1.32-1, 67)] of the FHs and the sanitary condition of the food serving area [AOR:1.98 (95% CI, 1.45, 2.53)]. The contamination of the hand of FHs serving in the MCC with AMR enteric FBB at the University cafeteria could indicate the likelihood of the occurrence of foodborne outbreaks.


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Yenew C, Andualem M, Tadele F, Mulatu S, Atikilt G, Gebeyehu AA. Occurrence of drug-resistant enteric bacteria and associated factors among food handlers of the Mass Catering Center: A laboratory-based cross-sectional study. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 31 [cited 2024 May 11];11(3). Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/10221

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