Socioeconomic Characteristics Influencing Level of Awareness of Aflatoxin Contamination of Feeds among Livestock Farmers in Meru District of Tanzania

Table 1

Socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents ().

Socioeconomic characteristics	Categories	Frequency (%)
Gender	Female	119 (46)
	Male	139 (54)
Age	≤45 years	114 (44)
	>45 years	144 (56)
Education level	Low education level	110 (43)
	High education level	148 (57)
Education stage	<secondary education	110 (43)
	Secondary education	31 (12)
	Tertiary education	117 (45)
Field of specialization	None, general/engineering sciences	126 (49)
	Life/social sciences	132 (51)
Employment category	Formal	111 (43)
	Informal	147 (57)
Occupation type	Farming	124 (48)
	Nonfarming	134 (52)
Animal keeping experience	≤10 years	132 (51)
	>10 years	126 (49)