title: Knowledge of aflatoxin contamination in groundnut and the risk of its ingestion among health workers in Ibadan, Nigeria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the awareness and knowledge of aflatoxin contamination in groundnut and the risk of its ingestion among health workers in Ibadan.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Study instrument was a semi-structured self administered questionnaire. The respondents were health workers from a public health facility.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 417 health workers participated out of which males were 60.2%. The mean age of respondents was (28.0±4.9)years old. Doctors made up 83.0% while others were nurses. 95% of the respondents had previous awareness of aflatoxin and class room lectures was the most common source of information (56%). Occupation and religion both showed a significant association with previous awareness of aflatoxin (P<0.05). Knowledge regarding aflatoxin contamination in groundnut and the risk of its ingestion was obtained showing knowledge score range of 0 to 14. In all, 80.6% had good scores of 11 to 14. None of the respondents had ever told their patients about the risk of aflatoxin ingestion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a need to explore the possibility of incorporating aflatoxin awareness into routine health talk to increase the level of awareness of patients and their relatives.
authors.affiliation: Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Ilesanmi
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Ilesanmi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D010367:Arachis / Q000737:chemistry*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins
keywords: Aflatoxin; Contamination; Groundnut; Health risks; Ingestion; Mycotoxins; Neoplasm