TY - JOUR T1 - Research into the Attitudes, Behavior and Knowledge Level of Kitchen Staff on Personal Hygiene AU - , Nurten Cekal JO - The Social Sciences VL - 3 IS - 4 SP - 303 EP - 308 PY - 2008 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2008.303.308 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2008.303.308 KW - Hygiene KW -staff hygiene KW -attitude KW -behavior KW -knowledge level AB - This study was conducted on 71 kitchen staff working in restaurants in the provinces of Ayd n and Denizli and selected by random sampling method. The aim of the study was to determine their hygiene knowledge levels and their attitudes and behaviors towards personal hygiene. All of the staff under research were males. Total 53.5% of the subjects were below 30 years old and 46.5% were 30 or more. The ratio of primary school graduates was 38.0% while that of middle school graduates was 62.0%. The results of the study have revealed that the hygiene knowledge level of the kitchen staff in both age groups and education levels is mostly sufficient and good. It has been determined that age (p>0.05) and educational status (p>0.05) do not influence the hygiene knowledge level of staff. ER -