From: Poor mental health of livestock farmers in Africa: a mixed methods case study from Ghana
Factor | Category | Poor (n = 171) | Good (n = 116) | Percent (%) | Statistical significance | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chi-square | P-value | |||||
Age of farmer | Less than 50 years | 90 | 81 | 59.6 | 8.487 | 0.004 |
50 years and above | 81 | 35 | 40.4 | |||
Sex | Female | 15 | 4 | 6.6 | 3.169 | 0.092a |
Male | 156 | 112 | 93.4 | Â | Â | |
Highest level of education | No formal education | 56 | 40 | 33.4 | 1.782 | 0.642a |
Basic | 81 | 51 | 46.0 | Â | Â | |
Secondary | 24 | 21 | 15.7 | Â | Â | |
Tertiary | 10 | 4 | 4.9 | Â | Â | |
District | Kwahu Afram Plains | 80 | 62 | 49.5 | 1.228 | 0.268 |
South | 91 | 54 | 50.5 | Â | Â | |
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Marital status | Not married | 12 | 10 | 7.7 | 0.251 | 0.616 |
Married | 159 | 106 | 92.3 | Â | Â | |
Number in household | 10 or fewer members | 93 | 73 | 57.8 | 2.070 | 0.150 |
More than 10 members | 78 | 43 | 42.2 | Â | Â | |
Number of cattle in herd | 50 or fewer cattle | 117 | 88 | 71.4 | 1.875 | 0.171 |
More than 50 cattle | 54 | 28 | 28.6 | Â | Â | |
Cultivation of crops | No | 15 | 11 | 9.1 | 0.042 | 0.837 |
Yes | 156 | 105 | 90.9 | Â | Â | |
Raised with farm animals | No | 45 | 42 | 30.3 | 3.201 | 0.074 |
Yes | 126 | 74 | 69.7 | Â | Â | |
Support availability | No support (≤2 sources) | 109 | 70 | 62.4 | 0.340 | 0.560 |
Support (> 2 sources) | 62 | 46 | 37.6 |  |  | |
Level of attachment | Not attached | 24 | 38 | 21.6 | 14.307 | < 0.001 |
Attached | 147 | 78 | 78.4 | Â | Â | |
Self-reported illness status | Not ill | 103 | 94 | 68.6 | 13.892 | < 0.001 |
Ill | 68 | 22 | 31.4 | Â | Â | |
Level of livestock loss | No loss (0%) | 16 | 31 | 16.4 | 19.556 | < 0.001 |
Low loss (< 10%) | 49 | 32 | 28.2 |  |  | |
Moderate loss (10–25%) | 68 | 42 | 38.3 |  |  | |
Severe loss (> 25%) | 38 | 11 | 17.1 |  |  |