Table 3 Showed that why farmers do not use PPE (N = 103) (multiple responses possible)
Why farmers do not use PPE? (reason) | Districts (Fogera, N = 50 and Mecaha, N = 53) | Farmers’ response N (%) | Χ² | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | Disagree | Strongly agree | ||||
High cost | Fogera | 14 (28%) | 3 (6%) | 33 (66%) | 0.50 | 0.778ns |
| Â | Mecha | 13 (25%) | 2 (4%) | 38 (71%) | Â | Â |
No access in the market | Fogera | 16 (32%) | 16 (32%) | 18 (36%) | 0.70 | 0.71 ns |
| Â | Mecha | 19 (36%) | 19 (36%) | 15 (28%) | Â | Â |
Uncomfortable to use | Fogera | 23 (46%) | 14 (28%) | 13 (26%) | 2.23 | 0.33 ns |
| Â | Mecha | 17 (32%) | 17 (32%) | 19 (36%) | Â | Â |
Lack of awareness | Fogera | 35 (70%) | 5 (10%) | 10 (20%) | 4.62 | 0.09* |
| Â | Mecha | 30 (57%) | 14(26%) | 9(17%) | Â | Â |