title: [Of the environmental health knowledge, attitudes and practices in Ramallah and Al-Bireh District Palestine].
abstract: We assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices of some aspects of environmental health among residents of Ramallah and Al-Bireh district, Palestine. We found that few residents had attended sessions of awareness in environmental health but 83.6% were willing to participate in such events to raise public awareness. Most residents (91.2%) were aware of the relationship between water and human health, but only 39.7% reported that they or their families cleaned their water tanks more than once a year. Only 76.3% of the respondents reported that they always washed their hands before eating and only 67.0% reported that they checked the safety of food before eating. Only 33.7% felt reassured when they ate in restaurants. This was due to lack of cleanliness of the restaurants, staff and utensils, and the uncertainty regarding the source of the food.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental and Water Studies, Birzeit University, West Bank, Palestine. ikhatib@brizeit.edu
authors.forename: Issam A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Al-Khatib
mesh_terms: D018912:Arabs; D004782:Environmental Health; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012147:Restaurants; D014871:Water Microbiology