Research Article
Determinants of the Use of Hermetic Storage Bags for Maize Storage among Smallholder Farmers in Northwest Ethiopia
Table 4
Distribution of sample households by frequency of extension visits, attendance in PICS training, and credit access.
| Item | User | Nonuser | Total | χ2 test | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| Extension contact | | Once a month | 108 | 55.1 | 152 | 77.6 | 260 | 66.3 | 22.2 | | Twice a month | 64 | 32.7 | 31 | 15.8 | 95 | 24.2 | | | Three times a month | 16 | 8.2 | 9 | 4.6 | 25 | 6.4 | | | More than three times a month | 8 | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3.1 | | | No visit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | PICS training | 79.9 | | Yes | 75 | 38.3 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 20.2 | | | No | 121 | 61.7 | 192 | 98 | 313 | 79.8 | | Credit access | 82.03 | | Yes | 134 | 68.4 | 44 | 22.7 | 178 | 45.6 | | | No | 62 | 31.6 | 150 | 77.3 | 212 | 54.4 | |
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