Table 5 Percentage (±i) respondent relative to use of pesticides in Fako Division of South Western Cameroon
All | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conventional methods | Maumu (n = 35) | Lower Bokova (n = 40) | Ekona (n = 44) | Bonduma (n = 32) | |
Use pesticides | 57.1 ± 7.9b | 95 ± 3.5a | 79.6 ± 6.4a | 40.6 ± 7.8b | 70.2 ± 7.3 |
Do not use pesticides | 42.9 ± 7.9a | 5 ± 3.5b | 20.5 ± 6.4b | 59.4 ± 7.8a | 29.8 ± 7.3 |
P-values | 0.3980 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.2888 | <0.0001 |
Females | |||||
Use pesticides | 48.2 ± 7.9b | 91.7 ± 4.4a | 78.6 ± 6.6a | 35.3 ± 7.6b | 67.3 ± 7.5 |
Do not use pesticides | 51.9 ± 7.9a | 8.3 ± 4.4b | 21.4 ± 6.6b | 64.7 ± 7.6a | 32.7 ± 7.5 |
P-values | 0.8474 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.2253 | 0.0003 |
Males | |||||
Use pesticides | 87.5 ± 5.3a | 100 | 100 | 46.7 ± 7.9b | 78.1 ± 6.6 |
Do not use pesticides | 12.5 ± 5.3b | 0 | 0 | 53.3 ± 7.9a | 21.9 ± 6.6 |
P-values | 0.0339 | NA | NA | 0.7963 | 0.0003 |