Implementação e avaliação de um projeto de segurança alimentar direcionado a crianças do ensino básico projeto alimento seguro
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2015
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As crianças são um grupo de risco em relação a doenças de origem alimentar, assim todos os
esforços de prevenção são fundamentais dado o impacto que têm a longo prazo, promovendo a
saúde infantil e estimulando estilos de vida saudáveis.
O presente estudo incidiu sobre uma população de 3339 alunos com idades compreendidas entre
os 10 e 15 anos, numa amostra da área da Grande Lisboa. Integra o projeto “ Alimento Seguro”
criado pela Divisão de Riscos Alimentares da ASAE, como parte da estratégia de Comunicação
dos Riscos Alimentares.
Os objetivos eram proporcionar formação na área da segurança alimentar, obter informação sobre
o grau de conhecimentos sobre estes temas com preenchimento de inquéritos à priori e depois da
formação, testando o impacto da mesma. Os alunos revelaram maiores conhecimentos sobre
“Rotulagem” (percentagens de respostas certas entre 68,9% - 97,4%) e “Lavar as mãos” (84,9% -
92,6%) e menores percentagens de respostas certas nas questões sobre “Aditivos” (34,7% -
60,7%).
Foi calculada a percentagem de acréscimo de respostas certas, revelando valores de melhoria que
atingiram em algumas questões valores entre os +126% e +534%, demonstrando o impacto
muito positivo da formação.
Children are a high risk group in relation with food-borne disease, all efforts towards preventing them are essencial in promoting child health and healthy lifestyles. The present study focuses on a population of 3339 students with ages between 10 and 15 years in the Great Lisbon area. It integrates the “Safe Food” project, created by the Division of Food Risks of the Economy and Food Safety Standards Authority (ASAE), as part of their Food-Risk Communication Strategy. The objectives of this study are to provide education sessions on food safety, and to assess the degree of student knowledge before and after the sessions. Students exhibited most knowledge on the topics of labelling (percentage of right answers between 68,9% - 97,4%) and hand-washing (84,9% - 92,6%), and least knowledge on the topic additives (34,7% - 60,7%).. The percentage of increase in correct answers was calculated, revealing significant improvements in knowledge as high as 126% and 534% in some questions. This study illustrates the effectivness of educative interventions in this age segment, and establishes baseline knwoledge for further research, especially the assessment of their long-term effects.
Children are a high risk group in relation with food-borne disease, all efforts towards preventing them are essencial in promoting child health and healthy lifestyles. The present study focuses on a population of 3339 students with ages between 10 and 15 years in the Great Lisbon area. It integrates the “Safe Food” project, created by the Division of Food Risks of the Economy and Food Safety Standards Authority (ASAE), as part of their Food-Risk Communication Strategy. The objectives of this study are to provide education sessions on food safety, and to assess the degree of student knowledge before and after the sessions. Students exhibited most knowledge on the topics of labelling (percentage of right answers between 68,9% - 97,4%) and hand-washing (84,9% - 92,6%), and least knowledge on the topic additives (34,7% - 60,7%).. The percentage of increase in correct answers was calculated, revealing significant improvements in knowledge as high as 126% and 534% in some questions. This study illustrates the effectivness of educative interventions in this age segment, and establishes baseline knwoledge for further research, especially the assessment of their long-term effects.
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Orientação: João Ribeiro Lima
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MESTRADO INTEGRADO EM MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA, VETERINÁRIA, SEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR, ESCOLAS, CRIANÇAS, FORMAÇÃO, PROJETOS EDUCATIVOS, FOOD SAFETY, SCHOOLS, CHILDREN, TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS, MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA, VETERINARY MEDICINE