Survey result on aflatoxin awareness in peoples with virus hepatitis B / Монголын Анагаах Ухаан

ABSTRACT

Introduction@#Humans are exposed to aflatoxins by consuming foods contaminated with products of fungal growth. Aflatoxin is associated with both acute and chronic toxicity in humans including acute liver damage, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancers. The risk of liver cancer in individuals exposed to chronic HBV infection and aflatoxin is up to 30 times greater than the risk in individuals exposed to aflatoxin (Groopman JD, Kensler TW, Wild CP, 2008). Thus, we aimed to assess the awareness regarding aflatoxins in individuals exposed to B virus infection. @*Goal@#To assess the knowledge regarding aflatoxin for individuals exposed to B virus infection.@*Materials and Methods@#In order to study the knowledge of subjects exposed to B virus infection regarding aflatoxins, information from 308 individuals who agreed to participate in this survey was collected through by 11 different questions, and data analysis taken in 308 subjects’ information. @*Result@#In the total subjects studied, 175 were female and 133 were male. One and three percent of the participants had no formal schooling, 8.8% completed college, 53.3% had a secondary education, 36.6% had university education level. </br> By the results, 88.4% out of 309 individuals had no head about aflatoxin. All 309 individuals had answered to the questions “What are the aflatoxins“. Eighty three and nine percent out of 309 individuals said did not know. Also they answered to the questions “How is aflatoxin produces“. Eighty and three percent out of 305 individuals said did not know. Also, 291 participants answered to the questions “Does it produce in foods“. Fifty one and sex percent said “No”. Furthermore, 296 participants had answered to the questions “Does it produce in grain foods“. Fifty three and seven percent said did not know. Also, all of 303 participants answered to the questions “How is aflatoxin harmful to human health“. Seventy one and sex percent said did not know.@*Conclusion@#Findings of this survey indicated that the awareness regarding aflatoxin was poor and inadequate in studied individuals. Therefore, this survey results shows that the importance on the raising the awareness of aflatoxin in individuals exposed to B virus infection.