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Knowledge, attitudes, and food safety practices of informal market maize grain vendors and consumers in Meru county, Kenya (Record no. 68618)

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control field MX-TxCIM
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022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 2356-7015
022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 2314-5765 (Online)
024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code https://doi.org/10.1155/ijfo/6592430
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Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
100 0# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Cherotich Cheruiyot
9 (RLIN) 38199
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Knowledge, attitudes, and food safety practices of informal market maize grain vendors and consumers in Meru county, Kenya
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United States of America :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. John Wiley & Sons,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2024.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Peer review
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Open access
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Aflatoxin contamination in food poses a significant health risk, especially in low- and middle-income nations. While there is a need to increase food safety, there is a lack of aflatoxin-related sociodemographic factors, knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) among aflatoxin-risk populations. The study is aimed at collecting information from the vendors and consumers of maize grains to investigate their sociodemographic factors and KAPs of aflatoxin contaminations in Kenya's small- and medium-sized informal markets. A cross-sectional survey using a simple random sampling approach was conducted from July 2022 to August 2022 in Meru County, Kenya. Vendors and consumers of maize grain markets were interviewed using face-to-face interviews and semistructured questionnaires. Females were the predominant gender among the maize grain vendor (82.7%) and consumer (83.72%) participants. Most vendors (95.7%) and consumers (94.2%) have formal education. Almost all vendors (96.2%) and consumers (95.3%) check for maize selling and purchasing quality. The proportion of visibly mouldy grains (25.5%, 29.0%), moisture level (20.2%, 12.9%), and size of grains (11.4%, 14.8%) were the commonest quality dimensions checked by vendors and consumers, respectively. Most vendors (86.8%) and consumers (70.9%) have heard about aflatoxin, but only 48.2% of the vendors and 52.1% of the consumers were aware and could mention the correct aflatoxin health effects. Vendors' and consumers' KAPs on aflatoxin varied significantly (p < 0.05) across subcounties, education levels, genders, and ages. Promoting public awareness, building capacity, and implementing aflatoxin-related policies at all levels are crucial to ensure food safety.
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Language note Text in English
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Aflatoxins
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 5637
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Contamination
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 22097
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Food safety
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 5011
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Quality control
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1232
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Maize
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1173
651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Kenya
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 3783
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Okoth, M.W.
9 (RLIN) 38201
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Abong', G.O.
9 (RLIN) 38200
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kariuki, S.W.
Field link and sequence number N1706368
Miscellaneous information Integrated Development Program
-- Sustainable Agrifood Systems
9 (RLIN) 6403
773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY
Place, publisher, and date of publication United States of America : John Wiley & Sons, 2024.
Related parts v. 2024, art. 6592430
Title International Journal of Food Science
International Standard Serial Number 2356-7015
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Link text Open Access through DSpace
Uniform Resource Identifier https://hdl.handle.net/10883/35476
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Date last seen Total Checkouts Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Withdrawn status Home library Current library Date acquired
02/05/2025   02/05/2025 Article Not Lost Dewey Decimal Classification     CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection   CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library 02/05/2025

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