Analysis of food safety and cold chain knowledge of logistics students
Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 15, Issue 3
Abstract
This study was planned and conducted in order to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of university students in the logistics department reading about the food safety and cold chain. The study was conducted on 165 university students (59 girls, 106 boys) who are logistics associate degree students. In the collection of the data, 7 information questionnaire and 20 item attitude scale questionnaires were prepared to determine students' demographic characteristics, food safety, and cold chain knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. The obtained data were evaluated with SPSS 20.0 program using frequency (f), percent (%), t-test and one-way variance analysis (ANOVA) method. It has been determined that students have not received any prior training in the marking of "Have you been trained in Food Safety, Hygiene-Sanitation, Nutrition and Health before?" 146 students (88.5%) answered no to the question " Do you find your information on food safety satisfactory " Statistically significant differences were found in the cold chain information group that the students had given the numbers 1, 6, 7 according to their gender (p <0.05). When the average scores of the infectious disease group were examined, it was determined that they participated in all statements in general. It was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the responses of the students to the expression 1 and 20 in the cold chain of information group according to their gender (p <0.05). It has been concluded that students are not sufficient in food safety and cold chain knowledge. It has been found that most of the students want to be trained by specialists in the field of the field. Lessons in the curriculum have resulted in food safety and cold chain related compulsory courses, or elective courses that will benefit students to be equipped on a sectoral basis after graduation.
Authors and Affiliations
Seydi Yıkmış, Harun Aksu, Fırat Demirkol, Mehmet Alpaslan
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP644801
- DOI -
- Views 88
- Downloads 0
Presidential system in Turkey and the influence of the migration on the political attitudes and behaviour of the individuals: Mersin case study<p>Türkiye’de Cumhurbaşkanlığı hükümet sistemi temelinde göçün bireylerin siyasi tutum ve davranışları üzerindeki etkisi: Mersin örneği
The major objective of this study is to examine and discuss the Presidential System in Turkey and the transformative influence of the migration on the political attitudes and behaviour of the individuals. Mersin is one o...
Favoritism in football from the referee's perspective<p>Hakemlerin gözünden futbolda kayırmacılık
The purpose of this research is to examine the favoritism in the football. In this context, the reasons, sizes and types of favoritism have been revealed in the football. It also referred to the results of favoritism in...
Re-thinking influences of tourism with consideration of local historical neighbourhoods: The case of Amasya<p>Turizmin etkilerini yerel ölçekteki tarihi mahalleler üzerinden yeniden düşünmek: Amasya Örneği
Many of the tourism oriented strategies developed for economic development of the city or disadvantaged neighborhoods, and for reviving the region, turn intrinsic characteristics of the local communities into commodities...
My culture is engraved on my tombstone
We, humans, mirror our cultural characteristics in death just as we do in life. This study focuses on the way the dead communicate with the living through their gravestones. For this, we surveyed, photographed and docume...
Overweightness and obesity prevalence among university students in 2015-2016 educational season
The main purpose of this study is to find out the obesity prevalence among university students. In addition to the main purpose, another aims of this study is to determine the individual features of participants related...