Influence of gender and group membership on food safety : the case of meat sellers in Bodija market, Ibadan, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorGrace, Delia
dc.contributor.authorOlowoye, Janice
dc.contributor.authorDipeolu, Morenike
dc.contributor.authorOdebode, Stella
dc.contributor.authorRandolph, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-07T21:11:17Z
dc.date.available2012-09-07T21:11:17Z
dc.date.copyright2012
dc.date.issued2012-08
dc.descriptionThis paper is part of a special supplement on assessing and managing urban zoonoses and food-borne disease in two African cities (Nairobi, Kenya and Ibadan, Nigeria).en
dc.description.abstractWe describe a study to assess the bacteriological quality and safety of meat in Bodija market in Ibadan and to investigate the influence of gender and group membership on food safety. Mixed methods were used to gather information on meat safety and related socioeconomic factors. These methods included a participatory urban appraisal, focus group discussions with eight butchers’ associations, in depth discussions with six key informants, a questionnaire study of 269 meat sellers and a cross-sectional survey of meat quality (200 samples from ten associations). We found that slaughter, processing and sale of beef meat take place under unhygienic conditions. The activities involve both men and women, with some task differentiation by gender. Meat sold by association members is of unacceptable quality. However, some groups have consistently better quality meat and this is positively correlated with the proportion of women members. Women also have significantly better food safety practice than men, though there was no significant difference in their knowledge of and attitude towards food safety. Most meat sellers (85 %) reported being ill in the last 2 weeks and 47 % reported experiencing gastrointestinal illness. Eating beef, eating chicken, eating offal, consuming one’s own products and belonging to a group with poor quality of meat were all strong and significant predictors of self-reported gastrointestinal illness.We include that gender and group membership influence meat quality and self reported gastrointestinal illness and that butchers’ associations are promising entry points for interventions to improve food safety.en
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dc.identifier.citationGrace, D., Olowoye, J., Dipeolu, M., Odebode, S., & Randolph, T. (2012). The influence of gender and group membership on food safety: the case of meat sellers in Bodija market, Ibadan, Nigeria. Tropical Animal Health and Production, SI.doi:10.1007/s11250-012-0207-0en
dc.identifier.issn0049-4747
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/50249
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.relation.journalTropical Animal Health and Production
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETYen
dc.subjectGENDERen
dc.subjectGROUP MEMBERSHIPen
dc.subjectBUTCHERSen
dc.subjectNIGERIAen
dc.subjectKENYAen
dc.subjectURBAN DAIRY PRODUCTIONen
dc.subjectCRYPTOSPORIDIUMen
dc.subjectZOONOTIC DISEASESen
dc.subjectFOOD BORNE DISEASEen
dc.subjectMEAT HYGIENEen
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONen
dc.subjectFOOD HYGIENEen
dc.subjectFOOD CONTAMINATIONen
dc.titleInfluence of gender and group membership on food safety : the case of meat sellers in Bodija market, Ibadan, Nigeriaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderSpringer Science+Business Media B.V.
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
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idrc.project.componentnumber103075001
idrc.project.number103075
idrc.project.titleHealth Risk Analysis of Cryptosporidiosis and other Hazards in Urban Smallholder Dairy Production (Kenya)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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