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. 2016 Mar 29;13(4):377. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13040377

Table 4.

Aflatoxin awareness and knowledge among study participants.

Variable Cases n = 38 Negative Controls n = 136 Positive Controls n = 102 p-Value
Have you heard of aflatoxin before? 0.1479
Yes 22 (57.9%) 65 (48.5%) 41 (40.2%)
No 16 (42.1%) 69 (51.5%) 61 (59.8%)
Are you aware of aflatoxin contamination of groundnuts? 0.0547
Yes 19 (50%) 57 (42.5%) 31 (30.4%)
No 19 (50%) 77 (57.5%) 71 (69.6%)
Are you aware of aflatoxin contamination of maize? 0.0506
Yes 22 (57.9%) 59 (44%) 36 (35.3%)
No 16 (42.1%) 75 (56%) 66 (64.7%)
Can aflatoxin cause sickness in humans? 0.0886
Yes 7 (18.4%) 39 (29.1%) 18 (17.6%)
No 31 (81.6%) 95 (70.9%) 84 (82.4%)