본 연구는 학교급식위생에 중요한 역할을 하는 조리종사자의 위생관리수행도에 도움이 될 수 있는 기초위생자료 제공을 위해 급식소의 일반사항, 위생교육에 대한 조리종사자의 태도, 그리고 위생관리수행수준의 관계를 규명하였다. 경남지역에 소재하고 있는 초ㆍ중ㆍ고등학교급식소 23곳의 조리종사자 185명을 대상으로 데이터를 수집하고 분석한 결과, 급식운영형태에서는 직영보다 위탁이 위생관리 수행수준이 더 높게 나타났으며, 하루제공 끼니수 에서는 1식이 2식, 3식을 하는 집단보다 위생관리 수행수준이 더 높은 것을 알 수 있었다. 조리종사자의 위생교육 태도에 따른 위생관리 수행수준 차이를 살펴본 결과,위생교육에 대한 태도가 좋을수록 위생관리 수행도가 높아짐을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과로부터 급식소의 일반사항과 학교 조리종사자의 위생교육에 대한 태도는 위생관리 수행수준을 결정하는 중요한 요인임이 밝혀졌다.

This study was performed to investigate hygienic behavior of food workers on the awareness of hand-washing, and the microbial load of their hands. This study focused on the comparison of fast food restaurant workers and full-service restaurant workers. A questionnaire survey and microbiological analysis were carried out for thirty fast food restaurant workers and forty full-service restaurant workers. Samples for microbiological analysis were collected through the glove-juice method from the hands of the food workers, and were analyzed for the presence of aerobic plate counts, total coliforms, fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella spp. Microbiological analysis was done according to the Food Code of Korea. In the survey, significant differences (p < 0.05) were found between the fast food restaurant workers and full-service restaurant workers in the use of hand washing tools and method of turning off water. More full-service restaurant workers responded to wash their hands after touching face, hair, or clothes; after handling raw food materials, and more fast food restaurant workers periodically (p < 0.05). Aerobic plate counts were higher in fast food restaurant workers while total coliforms were higher in fullservice restaurant workers (p < 0.05). No remarkable difference was found between the two groups in the load of fecal coliforms, E. coli, S. aureus, and Salmonella spp. Poor hand hygiene practices were indicated by the positive results for E. coli, S. aureus, and Salmonella spp. on the hands of some food workers in both groups. The findings of this study emphasize the need for strict adherence to hand hygiene compliance among the food workers.