Awareness of Health Implications of Agrochemical Use: Effects on Maize Production in Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality, Ghana

Table 5

Marginal effects of ordered logit model and the individual awareness levels.

Variables	Ordered logit model		Low level		Moderate level		High level
	Marginal effects	value	Marginal effects	value	Marginal effects	value	Marginal effects	value
Fs	−0.327	0.010	0.068	0.012	−0.051	0.022	−0.017	0.023
Sex	0.663	0.180	−0.149	0.203	0.119	0.232	0.029	0.132
Edu	0.113	0.002	0.028	0.002	0.021	0.007	0.007	0.001
Exp	−0.064	0.032	0.013	0.032	−0.001	0.045	−0.003	0.048
HHs	−0.074	0.348	0.015	0.349	−0.015	0.354	−0.004	0.358
Ext	0.116	0.678	0.024	0.677	0.018	0.678	0.006	0.679
NCS	0.341	0.004	−0.071	0.004	0.053	0.001	0.018	0.014
Inc	0.000	0.024	−0.001	0.027	0.001	0.04	0.001	0.001
FBO	0.043	0.912	−0.009	0.912	0.007	0.912	0.002	0.913
OTVR	1.422	0.000	−0.312	0.001	0.245	0.002	0.066	0.004

Number of observations = 154; log-likelihood = −112.3836; pseudo R² = 0.246;
LR chi² = 73.51; prob > chi² = 0.00; significant at 1%; significant at 5%; representing significant variables in all the three levels of awareness.