Table 4 Univariate analysis for determinants of mental health of Thai Farmers classified by changes in agricultural context

Crop cultivation context

 Changed type of crop cultivation

2.64

1.97,3.52**

1.61

1.32,1.97**

1.77

1.45,2.16**

 Decreased rotation of crop cultivation

2.71

1.97,3.72**

1.48

1.19,1.82**

1.83

1.49,2.26**

 Shorter period of crop cultivation

1.97

1.46,2.64**

2.29

1.86,2.83**

2.49

2.01,3.08**

 Changed method of crop cultivation

2.25

1.68,3.02**

2.17

1.77,2.67**

2.39

1.95,2.95**

 Decreased agricultural working days

3.49

2.58,4.70**

2.94

2.39,3.61**

3.71

3.02,4.56**

 Decreased number of laborers

1.89

1.47,2.43**

2.46

2.01,3.01**

2.37

1.95,2.88**

 Decreased crop protection

2.17

1.63,2.89**

3.89

3.15,4.81**

4.63

3.73,5.75**

 Increased costs of crop cultivation

0.78

0.59,1.03

1.32

1.06,1.64*

0.83

0.68,1.03

 Increased difficulty in accessing agrochemicals

2.15

1.66,2.79**

2.40

1.96,2.94**

2.22

1.82,2.69**

 Increased quantity of agrochemicals

1.76

1.34,2.31**

3.69

2.99,4.55**

3.34

2.71,4.11**

 Changed type of agrochemicals

2.51

1.92,3.28**

3.61

2.93,4.44**

3.85

3.14,4.71**

 Increased costs of agrochemicals

0.89

0.66,1.21

0.96

0.76,1.22

0.91

0.73,1.15

Crop product context

 Decreased crop yields

2.54

1.98,3.27**

1.95

1.58,2.41**

2.07

1.69,2.54

 Decreased prices of crop products

1.65

1.26,2.16**

1.50

1.19,1.89**

1.43

1.14,1.79**

 Increased difficulty in accessing markets

1.19

0.91,1.56

1.60

1.27,2.01**

1.53

1.23,1.89**

 Increased difficulty in logistics

1.63

1.27,2.09**

1.86

1.50,2.29**

1.69

1.38,2.06**

Agricultural economic context

 Decreased household income

0.93

0.67,1.29

1.11

0.86,1.44

0.89

0.69,1.14

 Increased household expense

1.05

0.78,1.42

1.06

0.83,1.35

0.94

0.74,1.19

 Increased household debt

2.11

1.64,2.71**

2.65

2.14,3.28**

2.75

2.25,3.37**

 Earning extra income

1.09

0.85,1.39

0.89

0.74,1.09

0.85

0.70,1.03