Research Article
Postharvest Practices, Perceptions, and Knowledge of Mycotoxins among Groundnut Farmers in the Adamawa, Centre, and North Regions of Cameroon
Table 4
Groundnut farmers’ knowledge of mycotoxins and aflatoxins in the Adamawa, Centre, and North Cameroon regions.
| Knowledge of mycotoxins and aflatoxins | Overall, N = 3801 | Adamawa, N = 991 | Centre, N = 1611 | North, N = 1201 | value | value |
| Are you aware of mycotoxins in groundnuts? Yes | 45 (12%) | 8 (8.1%) | 35 (22%) | 2 (1.7%) | 28.34 | <0.0012 | Are you aware of aflatoxins in groundnuts? Yes | 0 (0%) | — | — | — | — | — | Are you aware of the link between mould contamination and mycotoxin contamination in groundnuts? Yes | 27 (7.1%) | 7 (7.1%) | 18 (11%) | 2 (1.7%) | 9.42 | 0.0092 | Are you aware of the effects of mycotoxins on consumer health? Yes | 26 (7%) | 7 (7.2%) | 17 (11%) | 2 (1.8%) | 7.86 | 0.0202 | Knowledge scores | 2.43 | 0.32 | (0, 10) poor | 325 (86%) | 88 (89%) | 139 (86%) | 98 (82%) | | | (10, 16) good | 55 (14%) | 11 (11%) | 22 (14%) | 22 (18%) | | |
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1n (%), 2Pearson’s chi-squared test, 3Fisher’s exact test.
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