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Food Safety Knowledge Attitude and Practice among Households in Khartoum, State

2019-07-25T11:17:46Z

Title: Food Safety Knowledge Attitude and Practice among Households in Khartoum, State Authors: Hamza, Etidal Osman Ahmed; Abdalla, Mohamed Abdelsalam Abstract: This study was conducted to assess the level of the knowledge, attitude and practice of food safety among the households in Khartoum state. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted , and administration of questionnaire in Khartoum state(Khartoum Khartoum North and Omdurman, by using simple random sampling, Data was collected by using face to face interview structured questionnaire comprise of 4 sections; ,Socio-demographic Characteristics, Knowledge of food safety, Attitude towards food safety , Practice on food safety.a total of 345of households were participant in this questionnaire .Data analyzed by(chi square) . The results: the respondents were females, aged between 18-80 years, among which 74% were married and 26% were single. About the education level of the householdswas 92.8% of the women were literate. The majority of the women were knowledgeable about food safety practice. However, they have good knowledge on personal hygiene 98.3%and moderate knowledge on cross contamination 69.6% contrary their knowledge on food storage and preservation temperatures was poor with only 55.9 %. Respondents showed positive attitudes. So it’s seem to be satisfying, except on issues related to implementation of cooling principle, and another negative attitude which is cross contamination. In assessing the food safety practices of the respondents, they do not translate all this knowledge to safety practices, so unsafe food practices are still frequently applied during the preparation of food in the domestic environment. There was significant association between socio-demographic profile and food handling practices (P value< 0.01). In conclusion the women had satisfactory knowledge in the areas of food safety, general and personal hygiene, cleaning procedures. However, this was not translated into strict food hygiene practices.

Assessment of bacteriological contamination of fish in some fish farms at Khartoum State

2019-07-25T11:11:01Z

Title: Assessment of bacteriological contamination of fish in some fish farms at Khartoum State Authors: Elkhateep, Zeinab, A .A.; Abdalla, Mohamed Abdelsalam Abstract: This cross-sectional study was conducted from April to July 2014 in Khartoum state, the Sudan, to investigate aerobic bacteria of skin of fish in 3 different areas in Khartoum. A total of 150 samples were collected from the skin and gills. Liquid, semi-solid, and solid culture media like nutrient broth, blood agar, MacConkey agar and Simmon's citrate medium were used for the isolation and identification of bacteria and fungi. Besides, Gram staining and biochemical characterization were also conducted. Culturing of the collected samples revealed growth of bacteria from all samples collected and gills showed the Salmonella highest contamination. Bacteria isolated, mainly Salmonella species, and E.coli. Also a questionnaire was used. A majority of the respondents had a good level of knowledge and positive attitude about food hygiene, only minor of the respondents had a good level of hygienic practice. It was revealed that 64.7% and 46% of the respondents received training on food hygiene and environmental health worker inspection respectively. It was also revealed that, there were relationships between knowledge, attitude, formal training on food hygiene and the level of food hygienic practices. Fishes skin and gill were found to harbor many pathogenic bacteria and may be a source of infections and can transmit several pathogens to workers in fish farms and consumers. Therefore, thorough and strict routine inspection of fish is recommended to ensure safety and that there are no serious risks to consumers. For controlling the contamination strict control measure can be used such as HACCP and other food safety management system.

Investigation the Relationship between technological capabilitiesand operational performance in the Sudanese service firms

2019-07-25T11:02:32Z

Title: Investigation the Relationship between technological capabilitiesand operational performance in the Sudanese service firms Authors: Abker, Adam Yagoub; Mohammed, Mustafa Adam; Adam, Alamin Mohammed; Mohamed, Anwar Tebein Abstract: Survival in today’s dynamic environment requires organizations to have superior performance compared to competitors. In order to achieve this superior performance this study aimed examines the relationship between technological capabilities and operational performance (flexibility, quality and cost) in the service sector in Sudan. The study employed the quantitative method via convenience sampling; the population was the 161 managers of the service firm in Khartoum state response rate of 97%. The result of this study show that a significant positive relationship between technological capabilities and dimensions of operational performance(flexibility, quality and cost). This studyfocuses only on the service sector. Also, the data were only collected from single respondents in an organization. The study recommended that future research may examine multiple dimensions of technological capabilities; the study also recommended future research should endeavor to collect data from multiple members.

Measuring Management Performance in Educational Organizations in Sudan Based on the (Efqm) Excellence Model: Conceptual Framework

2019-07-25T10:02:42Z

Title: Measuring Management Performance in Educational Organizations in Sudan Based on the (Efqm) Excellence Model: Conceptual Framework Authors: Abraheem, Shaker Khairallh Saleh Abstract: Performance improvement is high on the agenda of most organization around the world and with the growing number of improvement models now available care has to be taken to adopt an approach that will yield the most attractive return on investment. The EFQM Excellence model is a non-prescriptive framework for continuous quality improvement that can be used by any kind of organization, regardless of sector, size, structure, or maturity. The essential elements that constitute the EFQM are the fundamental concepts of excellence. EFQM Excellence Model is one of the self-assessment tools helping companies in regularly questioning their own activities and results of activities and determining strong and weak points. The main aim of this paper is to declare the impact of implementation EFQM excellence model on Educational organizations, and explained the role of European foundation for quality management, how to move organizations toward excellence through utilizing continuous improvement and total quality philosophy, and also investigate the relation between results of basic performance, leadership, partnership and resources, and process parameters of a company operating in Educational organization especially Higher education sector.