Journal of Nutrition and Food Security

en Evaluating Determinants of Food Hygiene Behavior Based on Health Belief Model in Health Workers of Urmia Health Center public specific orginal article <div style="text-align: justify;">Background: Observance of food hygiene is considered an important principle to prevent humans from contracting diseases and also to protect the environment from contamination. Health workers are on the front line forces of the health system. Therefore, promoting the health of health workers has an important role in promoting community health. The aim of this study is to investigate the determinants of food hygiene based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) in health workers in Urmia. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 300 health workers in rural health centers of Urmia city were selected and entered into the study by census method based on inclusion criteria. Data collection tools included 3 parts: demographic characteristics, knowledge questionnaire, attitude and behavior, and health belief model questionnaire. Data were collected and analyzed using interviews. Results: The mean age of the workers was 36.76±7.61 year. The attitude and behavior of observing food hygiene had a statistically significant relationship with work experience, knowledge, attitude, gender, marital status, and level of education (P<0.05). Based on linear regression test, in all studied constructs, 30% of the variance of food hygiene behavior was explained. The predictive power of perceived efficiency was higher than other constructs (β=0.45). Conclusion: In designing educational interventions, the variables of self-efficacy, perceived benefits, perceived susceptibility, and perceived sensitivity should be emphasized as the most important predictors of food hygiene behaviors in health workers. Corresponding Author:MoradAli Zareipour <a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1039-896X" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">View Orcid in Profile</a> You can search for this author in <a href="http://(Morad Ali Zareipour[Author]) AND (Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Khoy University of Medical Sciences, Khoy, Iran[Author])">PubMed </a><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%28MoradAli+Zareipour%5BAuthor%5D%29+AND+%28Department+of+Public+Health%2C+School+of+Health%2C+Khoy+University+of+Medical+Sciences%2C+Khoy%2C+Iran%5BAuthor%5D%29&sort="> </a>  <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hyi20XAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline"> Google Scholar Profile</a></div> Food Hygiene, Health Belief Model, Health worker 597 605 http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-509-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Sahar Zamaniahari 0000-0002-0571-4905 No Health System Research Unit, Health Center of Urmia, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran MoradAli Zareipour 0000-0002-1039-896X Yes Department of Public Health, School of Health, Khoy University of Medical Sciences, Khoy, Iran Zhila Mohammad Rezaei 0000-0002-0136-6851 No Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran Mohammad Saeed Jadgal 0000-0002-2122-9782 No Department of Public Health, Medical School, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran Fatemeh Rostampor 0000-0002-4220-332x No Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical sciences, Urmia, Iran Roya Gasem Soltani 0000-0001-6840-9353 No Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.