Postharvest Practices, Perceptions, and Knowledge of Mycotoxins among Groundnut Farmers in the Adamawa, Centre, and North Regions of Cameroon

Table 6

Sociodemographic factors associated with scores for knowledge and practices concerning the management of kernel contamination by moulds and mycotoxins.

Socioeconomic characteristics	Knowledge scores (<10)		Practice scores (<7)
	OR^1 (95% CI^1)	value	OR^1 (95% CI^1)	value
Age (years)
18–30	—		—
31–45	0.38 (0.16, 0.87)	0.023	0.42 (0.10, 1.99)	0.3
46–60	0.63 (0.46, 1.76)	0.4	0.33 (0.05, 2.60)	0.3
>60	0.23 (0.03, 1.11)	0.094	0.44 (0.04, 3.94)	0.5
Gender
Female	—
Male	0.53 (0.20, 1.44)	0.2	0.15 (0.20, 1.44)	0.057
Marital status
Single	—
Married	1.00 (0.38, 2.88)	>0.9	0.91 (0.18, 7.5)	>0.9
Education level
No study	—
Primary	1.22 (0.45, 3.45)	0.7	1.26 (0.24, 7.59)	0.8
Secondary	1.32 (0.52, 3.60)	0.6	1.27 (0.26, 7.82)	0.6
University	0.00	>0.9	0.00	>0.9
Experience in culture (years)
(0, 11)	—		—
(11, 21)	0.66 (0.59, 1.51)	0.31	3.80 (0.85, 21.3)	0.09
>20	1.35 (0.60, 3.06)	0.5	6.06 (0.60, 38.0)	0.03
Region
Adamawa	—		—
Centre	1.43 (0.41, 5.38)	0.6	0.89 (0.10, 6.61)	>0.9
North	3.31 (0.05, 1.47)	0.015	0.87 (0.12, 8.77)	0.9

¹OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.