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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@CGIAR.ORG
creators_name: Matumba, L
creators_name: Monjerezi, M
creators_name: Kankwamba, H
creators_name: Njoroge, S M C
creators_name: Ndilowe, P
creators_name: Kabuli, H
creators_name: Kambewa, D
creators_name: Njapau, H
icrisatcreators_name: Njoroge, S M C
affiliation: Food Technology and Nutrition Group, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (NRC campus) (Lilongwe)
affiliation: Chancellor College, Department of Chemistry, University of Malawi (Zomba)
affiliation: Faculty of Development Studies, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Bunda Campus) (Lilongwe)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Lilongwe)
affiliation: National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (NISIR) (Lusaka)
country: Malawi
country: Zambia
title: Knowledge, attitude, and practices concerning presence of molds in foods among members of the general public in Malawi
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2
divisions: D3
crps: crp1.5
full_text_status: restricted
keywords: Mold, Food, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Malawi, knowledge, attitude, and practices, food stuff
note: This study was supported by the World Bank
through the Agricultural Productivity Program for Southern Africa
(APPSA) project number MC-P04-2014 entitled BReducing Mycotoxin
Contamination ofMaize, Groundnuts and Beans to Improve Food Safety
and Enhance Health and Trade in Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique.
abstract: This study assessed knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of the public in Malawi on issues related to molds in foodstuffs. A survey involving structured questionnaire was conducted with 805 respondents from seven districts of Malawi. Descriptive statistics, t tests, and analyses of variance were calculated. A majority of respondents recognized that molds were dangerous to human health (88 %); however, about 50 % of respondents were not informed that mold toxins are thermally stable and that they are not destroyable by normal cooking processes. About 33 % of the respondents asserted that they buy moldy maize, while approximately 20 % of respondents reported that they consume moldy fruits having discarded moldy fraction. There were significant differences in knowledge scores among different demographic groups. Females had significantly (p < 0.05) lower knowledge scores on issues related to molds in foods. Additionally, the respondent’s location had a significant effect. However, respondent’s education had subtle effect on knowledge score and the overall population’s knowledge score was generally low (3.55 ± 1.32 score out of 9). Results of the study underline the need to raise public’s knowledge about health risks associated with spoilage molds in food and prevention and management options.
date: 2015-12
date_type: published
publication: Mycotoxin Research
volume: 32
number: 1
publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
pagerange: 27-32
id_number: 10.1007/s12550-015-0237-3
refereed: TRUE
issn: 0178-7888
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12550-015-0237-3
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related_url_type: pub
citation:   Matumba, L and Monjerezi, M and Kankwamba, H and Njoroge, S M C and Ndilowe, P and Kabuli, H and Kambewa, D and Njapau, H  (2015) Knowledge, attitude, and practices concerning presence of molds in foods among members of the general public in Malawi.  Mycotoxin Research, 32 (1).  pp. 27-32.  ISSN 0178-7888     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/9506/1/Knowledge%20attitude%20aflatoxin.pdf