Survey on attitude and knowledge of food safety and sanitation among soldiers of Arak Malek- Ashtar Garrison

Food safety knowledge is considered as an important precautionary principle for foodborne illnesses as well as protecting environment from contamination. The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of soldiers of food safety and sanitation. A cross-sectional-analytical study was performed on 191 of Arak Malek-Ashtar garrison soldiers and the survey questionnaire contained personal information about food safety knowledge and attitude. According to the results، 57% of the soldiers had a good knowledge، 18% an average and 25% had a low degree of knowledge about food safety and sanitation. Although all soldiers had good attitude towards food safety، a statistically significant correlation (p< 0. 01) was observed between the knowledge of soldiers with medical education and the other soldiers. Results did not reveal significant difference between various age categories in terms of knowledge. Since، some of the soldiers had low degree of knowledge، it is essential to include food safety courses during military training.