Postharvest Practices, Perceptions, and Knowledge of Mycotoxins among Groundnut Farmers in the Adamawa, Centre, and North Regions of Cameroon

Table 5

Socioeconomic characteristics associated with knowledge of mycotoxin contamination of groundnuts and use of mould-contaminated grain as a food source in the Adamawa, Centre, and North Cameroon regions.

Socioeconomic characteristics	Knowledge of mycotoxins		Use of mould-contaminated grain as a food source
	OR^1 (95% CI^1)	value	OR^1 (95% CI^1)	value
Age (years)
18–30	—		—
31–45	1.03 (0.37–3.19)	>0.9	2.10 (1.02, 4.16)	0.029
46–60	1.55 (0.46–5.59)	0.5	2.60 (1.14, 6.02)	0.026
>60	1.34 (0.23–7.12)	0.7	3.34 (1.14, 10.2)	0.03
Gender
Female	—		—
Male	1.21 (0.34, 4.03)	0.8	0.43 (0.26, 1.05)	0.026
Marital status
Single	—		—
Married	1.20 (0.39, 4.57)	0.8	0.35 (0.14, 0.79)	0.015
Education level
No study	—		—
Primary	2.29 (0.63, 11.1)	0.2	1.12 (0.56, 2.21)	0.8
Secondary	3.42 (1.00, 16.0)	0.043	1.71 (0.86, 3.44)	0.13
University	0.00	>0.9	0.00	>0.9
Experience in culture (years)
(0, 11)	—		—
(11, 21)	1.44 (0.59, 3.51)	0.4	0.59 (0.33, 1.06)	0.078
>20	1.59 (0.62, 4.04)	0.3	0.68 (0.37, 1.24)	0.2
Region
Adamawa	—		—
Centre	4.49 (1.11, 21.0)	0.044	0.39 (0.15, 1.00)	0.055
North	0.32 (0.05, 1.47)	0.2	0.27 (0.13, 0.56)	<0.001

¹OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.