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This study examined environmental pollutant awareness among market stakeholders and its implications for public health risk communication in selected markets in Kwara State, Nigeria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 120 respondents selected from Ganmo, Oke-Oyi, and Oko-Olowo markets using structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square tests at a 5% significance level.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The respondents were predominantly female (66.7%), married (78.3%), and vendors (69.2%). Environmental pollutant awareness was high across the three markets, with all respondents reporting awareness of associated risks. Risk perception varied by location, with strong agreement regarding environmental risks reaching 100.0% in Oke-Oyi. Media channels constituted the major communication source across the markets (60.0\u201367.5%). Location (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 9.202,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.010) and risk perception (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 66.930,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001) were significantly associated with environmental pollutant awareness.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Environmental pollutant awareness was universally reported among market stakeholders, whereas risk perception and food-handling practices varied across markets and respondent characteristics. The observed associations between respondents' characteristics and risk perception should be interpreted as unadjusted associations rather than causal effects. Strengthening location-specific risk communication, media-based environmental education, and market-focused food safety interventions is recommended to support improved risk understanding and safer food-handling practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1922269","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]],"date-time":"2026-09-23T06:19:45Z","timestamp":1790144385000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Environmental pollutant awareness, food handling practices, and risk communication among market stakeholders in Kwara State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"G. K.","family":"Olawepo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plant Biology, University of Ilorin","place":["Ilorin, Nigeria"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A. 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