Assessing aflatoxin knowledge, perceptions, and related practices, in a rural coastal community: a population-based cross-sectional survey
Rosebella Iseme-Ondiek, Joseph Abuodha, Anthony Ngugi, Innocent Abayo, Mansoor Saleh · 2026
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Rosebella Iseme-Ondiek and colleagues survey households in Kenya in a 2026 study. The topic is aflatoxin, a fungal poison in staple foods. Maize is the food of concern here. The poison links to liver cancer and weak immunity. It also links to stunted growth in children.
Interviewers questioned 17,813 household heads in a rural coastal area. The work ran from July to December 2022. Most households ate maize flour at least three times a week. Yet only about half had heard of aflatoxin. Fewer than twenty percent could name foods at risk. Fewer still could name signs of contamination or health effects. Wealth, schooling, sex, and rurality shaped the answers.
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| CREATOR | Rosebella Iseme-Ondiek, Joseph Abuodha, Anthony Ngugi, Innocent Abayo, Mansoor Saleh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57842 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |