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Investigation of Food Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior for Analyzing Food Safety Risk Factors in the Elderly

노인들의 식품안전 위험요인 규명을 위한 식품위생 지식, 태도, 행동 조사

  • Choi, Jung-Hwa (Department of Food & Nutrition, Soongeui Women's College) ;
  • Lee, Yoon-Jin (Department of Food & Nutrition, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Eun-Sil (Department of Food & Nutrition, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Sang (Department of Food & Nutrition, Andong University) ;
  • Chang, Hye-Ja (Department of Food Science & Nutrition, Dankook University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Eun (Department of Food & Nutrition, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Yi, Na-Young (Department of Food Science & Nutrition, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kwak, Tong-Kyung (Department of Food & Nutrition, Yonsei University)
  • 최정화 (숭의여자대학교 식품영양과) ;
  • 이윤진 (연세대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이은실 (연세대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이혜상 (안동대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 장혜자 (단국대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이경은 (서울여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이나영 (대전대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 곽동경 (연세대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2016.01.06
  • Accepted : 2016.03.15
  • Published : 2016.05.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate food safety knowledge, food safety attitudes, and handling behavior in the elderly. The survey was conducted on 358 individuals over 65 years old in urban and rural areas. Data were analyzed with descriptive analysis and ${\chi}^2$ test analysis of variance using SPSS. From the results on elderly's food safety knowledge, the item 'tangerines should be washed before eating' was correctly answered by urban subjects (75.4%) than rural subjects (49.7%). 'Is it okay to cook meat left on the sink since afternoon in the evening' showed the lowest correct answer rate in both urban (23.1%) and rural (31.9%) subjects. For the item related to food keeping, 'Bacterial cells do not multiply in Samgyetang when it is kept in a refrigerator right after boiling thoroughly', 58.5% of urban and 54.6% of rural elderly answered correctly. Most elderly people showed a tendency to think that boiled foods might be safe to eat. Secondly, for food safety attitudes, urban elderly had more proper attitude regarding the item, 'Namul is very tasty only when mixed with bare hands' (disagree rate 34.9%) than rural elderly (P<0.05)'. On the other hand, rural elderly had more positive attitudes regarding the store principle "first in, first out" compared to urban elderly (P<0.001). Thirdly, regarding food safety behaviors, only 67.9% of urban and 58.7% of rural elderly responded that they washed their hands right after answering the telephone while cooking. Exactly 33.8% of urban and 39.6% of rural older people replied 'defrost meat on top of sink or table' as the defrost method for frozen foods, showing that elderly did not recognize the risk of foodborne illness during improper defrosting at room temperature.

본 연구의 목적은 노인을 대상으로 하여 식품안전에 대한 위생 지식, 태도, 식품취급 행동을 파악함으로써 식품안전 위험요인을 진단하여 노인을 위한 식생활 안전 교육을 위한 기초자료로 제시하고자 하였다. 도시와 농촌지역의 65세 이상 노인 400명을 대상으로 2011년 4월 13일부터 28일까지 진행되었으며, 불성실한 응답을 제외한 358부를 자료 분석에 이용하였다. 응답자의 83.6%가 65세~80세, 69.5%가 단독거주 또는 노인 부부였으며, 49.2%가 50만 원 미만의 수입이었다. 노인들의 식품위생 지식은 '장을 볼 때 라면보다 냉동 오징어를 먼저 구입해야 한다'(도시 60.5%, 농촌 42.0%, P<0.001), '귤을 씻어서 먹어야 한다'(도시 75.4%, 농촌 49.7%, P<0.001), '간 쇠고기로 만든 고기완자전은 내부까지 완전히 익혀 먹어야 한다'(도시 95.4%, 농촌 90.2%, P<0.001)의 항목에서 도시 노인이 농촌 노인보다 유의적으로 높은 지식을 보였다. 식품위생 태도는 '나물은 맨손으로 무쳐야 맛이 좋다'(도시 34.9%, 농촌 33.2%, P<0.05)의 문항에서 도시 노인이 올바른 태도를 가지고 있었다. '먼저 구입한 식품을 먼저 먹으려고 한다'(도시 88.2%, 농촌 92.1%, P<0.001), '냉장고에 있는 음식이 조금이라도 이상하다고 느끼면 버리려고 한다'(도시 84.1%. 농촌 91.4%, P<0.001), '불고기를 조리할 때 고기가 완전히 익었는지 확인을 하려고 한다'(도시 88.8%, 농촌 87.8%, P<0.05), '돼지고기를 굽던 젓가락과 식사에 사용하는 젓가락을 구분하려고 한다'(도시 78.5%, 농촌 70.6%, P<0.001)의 문항에서 도시 노인과 농촌 노인의 태도에 유의적인 차이를 보였다. '점심때 밖에서 사 온 김밥을 식탁 위에 두었다가 저녁에 먹을 경우 상했을지 걱정을 한다'(도시 82.6%, 농촌 86.5%, P<0.05), '날달걀은 영양이 풍부하고 건강에 좋아서 마시는 것을 선호한다'(도시 71.8%, 농촌 76.7%, P<0.05), '생굴을 먹을 때 배탈이 날까 걱정을 한다'(도시 53.9%, 농촌 64.2%, P<0.05)의 문항에서 '그렇다'와 '매우 그렇다'라고 응답하였으며 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 식품위생 행동 분석 결과 대부분의 노인이 화장실에 다녀온 후, 외출에서 돌아온 후, 식사하기 전에는 손을 씻는다고 응답하였으나, 조리하는 도중 다른 일을 하고 다시 조리하게 될 경우 손을 씻는다고 응답한 노인은 도시 거주 노인(67.9%), 농촌 거주 노인(58.7%)으로 조사되었다. 생쇠고기를 자른 후 채소를 잘라야 할 때 도마세척 방법은 '흐르는 물로 도마를 닦는다'의 응답이 가장 많았다. '얼린 냉동고기를 해동하는 방법'에 대해서는 도시에 거주하는 노인들은 '싱크대 위 또는 식탁 위에서 해동시킨다'고 45명(33.8%)이 응답하였고, 농촌에 거주하는 노인들의 40명(39.6%)이 응답하였다. 노인들이 얼린 냉동고기를 해동하는 방법으로 싱크대 위나 식탁 위에서 해동한다는 응답이 가장 높은 비율을 보이는 것으로 보아 해동과정에서 발생할 수 있는 식중독의 위험성에 대해 인지하고 있지 못한 것으로 보인다. 노인을 대상으로 한 교육프로그램 개발은 물론 건강교육의 효과를 높이기 위한 학습동기 강화프로그램을 접목하거나 일회성이 아닌 지속 교육이 필요할 것으로 생각한다. 본 연구는 남성 노인의 비율보다 여성 노인의 비율이 상대적으로 더 높았으며, 설문조사가 복지관을 중심으로 수행되어 노인들이 경제적으로 여유롭지 못한 경우가 많아 중산층 이상의 일반노인들에게 확대 적용하기에는 한계가 있을 것으로 생각한다. 본 연구는 우리나라 노인의 식품안전 문제를 진단하여 노인 대상 식생활 안전 교육자료 개발과 교육을 위한 기초자료로 제공될 수 있을 것이다.

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