Table 4 Varimax rotated factor structure of the eight items of awareness and knowledge of mould infection in stored maize and groundnuts
Statements/Questions | Factor Loadings | Cronbach’s alpha |
|---|---|---|
1. Can you identify spoilt maize/groundnuts? | 0.531 | 0.745 |
2. Do you sort your crops after harvest? | 0.548 | |
3. Do you know how to identify well dried pods/ grain? | 0.661 | |
4. Do you clean the storehouse before storage? | 0.527 | |
5. Aflatoxins and fumonisins cause liver cancer in human being | 0.696 | |
6. Have you heard of the word mycotoxins before? | 0.783 | |
7. Do you know the right time to harvest your crops? | 0.789 | |
8. Do you know the measures for controlling fungal spoilage in the store? | 0.506 |