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Table 6 Odds ratios (95 % CI) from ordinal logistic regression (OLR) of awareness and knowledge level as a function of demographic and socio-economic variables (n = 72)

From: Assessment of awareness of mycotoxins infections in stored maize (Zea mays L.) and groundnut (arachis hypogea L.) in Kilosa District, Tanzania

Variableb Odds Ratio (95 % CI) p-value
Age 0.104 (0.029–0.178) 0.006**
Education 1.805 (0.090 – 3.521) 0.039*
Marital Status 3.665 (0.791 – 6.539) 0.012*
Gender 1.869 (0.112 – 3.626) 0.037*
Income 0.936 (0.023 – 1.848) 0.044*
Chi-square (χ2) = 61.068, Sig. < 0.0001
Pseudo R-Squarec
Cox and Snell 0.572  
Nagellkerne 0.767  
McFadden 0.620  
  1. *Significant different at p < 0.05 and ** Significant different at p < 0.01
  2. b Variables are coded either 1 or 0
  3. c Pseudo R-Square measures the strength of associations between variables
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International Journal of Food Contamination

ISSN: 2196-2804

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