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Table 6 Multinomial regression results on factors influencing the disposal methods of pesticide containers by farmers

From: Pesticides exposure and the use of personal protective equipment by cocoa farmers in Ghana

Variable

Leave on farm

Burry

Burn

Throw on ground elsewhere

Reuse

Coeff.

P > Z

Coef.

P > Z

Coeff.

P > Z

Coeff.

P > Z

Coeff.

P > Z

Gender

2.562

0.000**

−18.206

0.981

3.318

0.000**

20.638

0.996

0.286

0.729

Education

−18.451

0.994

−54.097

0.984

−17.925

0.994

−17.303

0.995

−20.216

0.994

Experience

−0.0299

0.273

0.301

0.103

−0.068

0.031*

−0.099

0.007*

−0.068

0.046*

Age

−0.032

0.097

−0.575

0.115

−0.056

0.024*

0.071

0.016*

0.082

0.008**

Extension visit

−1.937

0.094

−10.873

0.101

−1.427

0.357

2.023

0.138

1.307

0.335

FBO

−1.540

0.013*

−15.655

0.087

−0.829

0.244

−0.018

0.981

−1.568

0.052

Cons

19.618

0.994

34.351

0.989

17.299

0.995

−10.164

0.998

12.173

0.996

Log likelihood

−194.610

         

Pseudo R2

0.3858

         

LR chi2 (9)

244.44

         

Prob> chi2

0.0000

         
  1. Base outcome (refuse dump)
  2. *, ** 5 and 1 % significance levels respectively