_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: chanzay2012@gmail.com; Archives of Current Research International 16(2): 1-14, 2019; Article no.ACRI.47380 ISSN: 2454-7077 Food Handling Practices among Food Handlers of Eating Establishments in the Government Hospitals, Mandalay City, Myanmar Si Thu Aung 1* , Aung Aung Nwe 2 , War War Shan 3 , Soe Moe Naing 3 , San San Htay 4 and Kyaw Kyaw 5 1 Department of Medical Services, Myanmar. 2 Department of Physiotherapy, University of Medical Technology, Mandalay, Myanmar. 3 Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Medicine, Mandalay, Myanmar. 4 Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar. 5 Department of Food and Drug Administration, Mandalay Branch, Myanmar. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/ACRI/2019/v16i230087 Editor(s): (1) Ass. Prof. M. A. Elbagermi, Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry Department, Faculty of science, Misurata University, Libya. Reviewers: (1) Ilaria Proietti, Italy. (2) Samuel Adeyeye, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam. (3) Aly Farag El Sheikha, McMaster University, Canada. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle3.com/review-history/47380 Received 11 November 2018 Accepted 15 February 2019 Published 04 March 2019 ABSTRACT Background: Hospital environment is a favourable condition for growing of pathogens. Unhygienic practices of food handlers and contaminated food may be the cause of foodborne diseases, resulting in much comorbidity and longer hospital stay of the affected persons. Aims: To study socio-demographic characteristics, working characteristics and food handling practices among food handlers of eating establishments in the government hospitals, Mandalay city, Myanmar. Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: One hundred and eleven eligible food handlers from government hospitals in Mandalay city, Myanmar between May 2018 and August 2018. Methodology: Face to face interviews with all eligible food handlers were carried out with Original Research Article