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    Access to and use of information on tobacco production health hazards by farmers in Kuria West Sub-County, Migori County, Kenya
    (Egerton University, 2024-09) Chacha, Jackson Manchare
    Tobacco production has continued to pose serious dangers to tobacco farmers especially in developing countries. Tobacco farming, carried out over five decades in Kuria West Sub - County, Migori County, Kenya has had a toll on the health of tobacco farmers. Previous studies have shown that tobacco production activities continue to expose tobacco farmers to health risks. The current study sought to establish access to and use of tobacco production health hazards information by tobacco farmers in Kuria West Sub-County, Migori County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to determine the awareness of tobacco farmers in Kuria West Sub-County about tobacco production health hazards, to establish sources of information from which tobacco access information on tobacco production health hazards, to determine the information tobacco farmers access on health hazards associated with tobacco production in Kuria West Sub-County, Kenya and assess the use of information about tobacco production health hazards among tobacco farmers in Kuria West Sub-County, Kenya. The study is significant in the development of policies that help in the management of tobacco production health hazards information among the stakeholders. Journal of Documentation: vol, 55 Iss. 3/ Emerald Insight, n.d. focuses on how get to the needy users. The study adopted descriptive research design and employed qualitative and quantitative techniques in the data collection. The data was collected from a sample size of 100 tobacco farmers and 41 key informants. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used in the selection of four wards and identification of the respondent for the study respectively. The interview schedule and questionnaire were used to collect data from tobacco farmers and key informants respectively. A Software Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse quantitative data while qualitative data was narrated. Data was presented in descriptive statistics, tables, figures and graphs. The finding of the study demonstrates that tobacco farmers experience disconnects to requisite information on tobacco production health hazards. Based on the findings the study concludes that tobacco farmers become aware and access and use information from informal sources. Tobacco farmers face challenges of access and thus, engage in tobacco farming without necessary information about tobacco production health hazards. The study recommends that there is need for establishment of informational institution that is capable of disseminating information on tobacco production health hazards, in order to guarantee the farmer’s safety during tobacco production.