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022			_a2356-7015
022			_a2314-5765 (Online)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1155/ijfo/6592430
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100	0		_aCherotich Cheruiyot _938199
245	1	0	_aKnowledge, attitudes, and food safety practices of informal market maize grain vendors and consumers in Meru county, Kenya
260			_aUnited States of America : _bJohn Wiley & Sons, _c2024.
500			_aPeer review
500			_aOpen access
520			_aAflatoxin 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.
546			_aText in English
650		7	_aAflatoxins _2AGROVOC _95637
650		7	_aContamination _2AGROVOC _922097
650		7	_aFood safety _2AGROVOC _95011
650		7	_aQuality control _2AGROVOC _91232
650		7	_aMaize _2AGROVOC _91173
651		7	_aKenya _2AGROVOC _93783
700	1		_aOkoth, M.W. _938201
700	1		_aAbong', G.O. _938200
700	1		_aKariuki, S.W. _8N1706368 _gIntegrated Development Program _gSustainable Agrifood Systems _96403
773	0		_dUnited States of America : John Wiley & Sons, 2024. _gv. 2024, art. 6592430 _tInternational Journal of Food Science _x2356-7015
856	4		_yOpen Access through DSpace _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/35476
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