Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-saharan Africa
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number3en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorLeroy, Jef L.en
dc.contributor.authorWang, Jia-Shengen
dc.contributor.authorJones, Kelly M.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-01T02:57:37Zen
dc.date.available2024-08-01T02:57:37Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151480
dc.titleExposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenyaen
dcterms.abstractThis study is the first to show the significant association between poverty and aflatoxin exposure. Yet, whether or not aflatoxin truly causes child stunting is a question that can only be answered through a rigorous approach, such as a randomized-controlled trial. In the meantime, knowing that the poorest families are at the greatest health risk from this food-borne toxin suggests that ad-dressing aflatoxin contamination should be a priority for policy-makers concerned about the welfare of the poor. Furthermore, a better understanding of how better-off families manage to miti-gate aflatoxin exposure can be used to develop strategies that pro-tect the poor.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLeroy, Jef L.; Wang, Jia-Senhg; and Jones, Kelly M. 2015. Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya. Project Note 3. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151480en
dcterms.extent3 pagesen
dcterms.isPartOfProject Noteen
dcterms.issued2015-12-31
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.039en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/130083en
dcterms.subjectmycotoxinsen
dcterms.subjecthealthen
dcterms.subjectfood stocksen
dcterms.subjectstorageen
dcterms.subjectchild healthen
dcterms.subjectstuntingen
dcterms.subjectmalnutritionen
dcterms.subjectaflatoxinsen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectchildrenen
dcterms.subjectchild growthen
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