TABLE 4.
Concentration of AFB1 in complementary foods and proportion of samples with detectable AFB1 in three agroecological settings and two seasons of Sidama zone, August 2017 and March 2018
| Factor (n = 360) | Detectable | Median (IQR) (ppb) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | % | |||
| Agroecology | ||||
| Lowland (n = 120) | 117 | 97.5 | 0.95 (0.61–1.47) | 0.002 * |
| Midland (n = 120) | 111 | 92.5 | 0.77 (0.44–1.07) | |
| Highland (n = 120) | 119 | 99.2 | 0.72 (0.48–1.17) | |
| Season | ||||
| Wet (n = 180) | 175 | 97.2 | 0.79 (0.55–1.10) | 0.386 |
| Dry (n = 180) | 172 | 95.6 | 0.80 (0.49–1.34) | |
*
Statistically significant difference among the median values at 5% level of significance.