TABLE 3.
AFM1 concentration of breast milk and proportion of samples with detectable AFM1 in three agroecological settings and two seasons of Sidama zone, August 2017 and March 2018
| Factor (n = 360) | Detectable | Median (IQR) (ppt) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | % | |||
| Agroecology | ||||
| Lowland (n = 120) | 101 | 84.2 | 2.55 (0.86–9.28) | <0.001 * |
| Midland (n = 120) | 58 | 48.3 | 0.97 (0.00–1.89) | |
| Highland (n = 120) | 73 | 60.8 | 0.61 (0.00–7.85) | |
| Season | ||||
| Wet (n = 180) | 115 | 63.9 | 0.94 (0.00–2.86) | 0.041 * |
| Dry (n = 180) | 117 | 65.0 | 1.18 (0.00–9.96) | |
*
Statistically significant difference among the median values at 5% level of significance.