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Seif N, Nazem F, Heydari A, Rezaee M, Dehdast S. Environmental Health in Hotels of Iranian Pilgrims in Najaf in February & January in 2010. jorar 2012; 3 (3 and 4)
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MD, Health Management Research Center of Hajj & pilgrimage, Tehran, Iran
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Introduction: Health of hotels is important in all over the world; as the health standards is one way of marking hotels out and directly is linked with the guests or passengers’ satisfaction and health.
Methods: In this desc riptive analysis study, 117 hotels in Najaf, the accommodation of Iranian pilgrims, were studied in January and February in 2010. A questionnaire was designed with 39 questions in 3 categories ba sed on the national health standards including: 1) individual and personnel hygiene, 2) health of restaurants and food distribution places, and 3) health of toilets, corridors and rooms, kitchen, warehouse and fridge. In this study, the hotels that have achieved above %90 of health score were ranked as the great group and those with below %50 in health score were so weak or bad and the rest of hotels were in a normal level.
Findings: According to the results, 13 hotels were at the great group, which among them Zamzam and Qasrodar hotels rated as the top ones, 6 hotels were very weak and the rest were at the normal level. ba sed on the results, about 71/1% of hotels had the lowest indicator and score in the personal hygiene; about 67/9% were rated as the lowest score among questions such as the status of health services and the hose, siphon and pendants; and about 68% were related to the hotels workers condition and work clothing; about 68/8% were related to the hotels’ sanitation conditions, cleaning and storage arrangement; and 69/4% for food storage.
Conclusion: It is suggested to consider and pay attention to the health points for selecting hotels. Therefore, the hotels with health and standards should be chosen for staying.

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