Recommendations for further study

i. Determination of thiocyanate and iodine content of other plants consumed in Mogotio should be carried out.

ii. Determination of iodine content in finger millet and in the soil where the plant is grown should be done.

iii. Determination of the iodine/thiocyanate ratio of the daily dietary intake, similarly the urinary I/SCN ratio of populations consuming millet should be investigated. iv. Determination of thiocyanate and iodine levels in blood of those with goiter

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APPENDICES

a) Women farmers check out finger millet at PVS trials in Baringo County

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c) Red and brown dry finger millet grains