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

Table 2

Definitions and measurements of variables included in the models.

Variables	Description	Measurements	Expected sign
L	Labor	Man-days	+
FS	Farm size	Acres	+
P	Pesticides	Liters	+/−
	Level of awareness of health implications of agrochemical use	1 = low level of awareness; 2 = moderate level of awareness; 3 = high level of awareness	+
Ag	Age of respondents	Years	−
Ms	Marital status	1 = married, 0 = otherwise	+/−
HHS	Household size	Number	+
Edu	Years of schooling	Years	+
Ext	Number of agric. extension officers’ visits in years	Number	+
Cre	Credit access	1 = access, 0 = otherwise	+
NCS	Number of children in school	Number	+
Inc	Previous year’s farm income	Ghana Cedis	+
FBO	Membership of farmer-based-organization	1 = member, 0 = otherwise	+
OTVR	Ownership of television and radio	1 = yes, 0 = otherwise	+