Table 2.

Comparison of mean scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice on aflatoxin among sociodemographic factors.

Variables	Categories	Knowledge score		Attitude score		Practice score
		Mean ± standard deviation	p value	Mean ± standard deviation	p value	Mean ± standard deviation	p value
Age	20–30	10.43 ± 2.563	0.05	3.71 ± 1.267	0.046	5.64 ± 2.061	0.317
	30–50	12.09 ± 1.604		3.38 ± 0.787		5.78 ± 1.474
	> 50	11.82 ± 1.362		3.68 ± 0.670		5.61 ± 1.197
Gender	Male	11.84 ± 1.792	0.346	3.52 ± 0.868	0.886	5.71 ± 1.526	0.694
	Female	11.67 ± 1.713		3.43 ± 0.746		5.76 ± 1.338
Educational level	Illiterate	11.75 ± 1.481	0.006	3.39 ± 0.695	0.038	5.53 ± 1.419	0.027
	Primary	12.16 ± 1.788		3.54 ± 0.869		5.84 ± 1.214
	Secondary	10.85 ± 2.444		3.92 ± 0.954		6.54 ± 1.808
	Tertiary	12.20 ± 1.924		3.20 ± 1.483		4.60 ± 2.302
Dairy farm type	Small-scale (≤ 5)	11.89 ± 1.659	0.001	3.50 ± 0.830	0.196	5.72 ± 1.360	≤ 0.001
	Large-scale (> 5)	9.50 ± 3.109		3.50 ± 1.291		5.75 ± 3.862
Occupation	Housewife	11.46 ± 1.761	0.730	3.69 ± 0.751	0.045	6.23 ± 1.013	0.069
	Government employee	10.00 ± 0.00		4.00 ± 0.001		4.00 ± 0.001
	Private employee	11.25 ± 2.074		3.90 ± 1.071		6.15 ± 1.843
	Farmer	12.04 ± 1.697		3.37 ± 0.771		5.60 ± 1.405
	Student	12.00 ± 0.816		3.00 ± 0.001		4.25 ± 0.957
Marital status	Single	10.22 ± 2.682	0.478	4.00 ± 0.866	0.706	5.33 ± 1.118	0.514
	Married	11.95 ± 1.622		3.46 ± 0.847		5.85 ± 1.505
	Divorced	12.00 ± 2.000		3.67 ± 0.577		4.00 ± 1.001
	Widowed	12.00 ± 1.000		3.00 ± 0.001		4.67 ± 0.570
Role in the food supply chain	Producer	11.82 ± 1.792	0.998	3.49 ± 0.839	0.514	5.71 ± 1.499	0.999
	Importer
	Processor	11.50 ± 0.707		3.50 ± 0.707		6.00 ± 1.414
	None of these	11.00 ± 0.00		5.00 ± 0.001		6.00 ± 0.001
Year of farm establishment	5–15	11.38 ± 2.012	0.277	3.62 ± 0.987	0.338	5.88 ± 1.811	0.371
	15–30	12.10 ± 1.499		3.35 ± 0.770		5.58 ± 1.299
	> 30	12.04 ± 1.654		3.54 ± 0.658		5.67 ± 1.129
Training	Yes	11.90 ± 1.819	0.288	3.48 ± 1.056	0.171	5.97 ± 1.742	0.052
	No	11.77 ± 1.761		3.51 ± 0.754		5.62 ± 1.377