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. 2021 Nov 24;10(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s40066-021-00325-6

Table 3.

Indicators influencing farmers’ perception toward the effectiveness of agricultural extension PEA training in Ghana

Explanatory variables Odds ratio z p > z 95% confidence interval
Socioeconomic indicators
 Household head age (years) 0.984 − 1.190 0.234 0.958 1.010
 Gender 1.134 0.250 0.802 0.425 3.023
 Household head education (years) 1.025 0.490 0.622 0.927 1.133
 Household size (number) 1.123 1.510 0.132 0.965 1.305
 Access to credit (Bank accounts) 0.636 − 0.780 0.435 0.204 1.978
 Total land size (Ha) 0.897 − 0.460 0.643 0.566 1.421
 Annual agricultural income ($) 1.001 1.390 0.165 0.999 1.003
 Total livestock (No) 0.986 − 1.570 0.115 0.968 1.003
Multiple communication indicators
 Owning of cell phones (No/HH) 0.457* − 1.710 0.087 0.186 1.119
 Owning of radios (No/HH) 0.798 − 0.650 0.518 0.403 1.580
 Owning of televisions (No/HH) 1.351 0.810 0.418 0.651 2.799
 Frequency of meetings with officer 0.313** − 2.510 0.012 0.126 0.774
 Frequency of famer demand for services 3.282*** 3.350 0.001 1.638 6.573
Perceived returns indicators
 Perceived impact on productivity 2.090* 1.900 0.057 0.978 4.467
 Perceived impact on adoption rate 2.911*** 2.890 0.004 1.411 6.000
 Perceived impact on food safety and nutrition 1.406 1.040 0.298 0.740 2.671
Observations (n = 120) Pseudo R2 = 0.2239
LR Chi2 (16) = 54.64
Prob > Chi2 = 0.0000

Source: Field Survey (2019)

*Significant at p < 0.1 **Significant at p < 0.05 ***Significant p < 0.01