Table 8: Mothers’ agricultural workload and hygiene practices variables.

 

Kitchen Utensil/Food Items Covered N = 167

 

 

Workload

(MetHours/day)

Yes

No

Total

Chi-Square (X2)

P-value

Light

7 (70.0)

3 (30.0)

10

 

 

Moderate

43 (43.0)

57 (57.0)

100

6.577

0.037

Heavy

17 (29.8)

40 (70.2)

57

 

 

Total

67

100

167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presence of dirty materials on the kitchen floor N = 169

 

Workload

(MetHours/day)

Yes

No

Total

Chi-Square (X2)

P-value

Light

5 (45.5)

6 (54.5)

11

 

 

Moderate

74 (73.3)

27 (26.7)

101

3.958

0.138

Heavy

42 (73.7)

15 (26.3)

57

 

 

Total

121

48

169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well or source of water covered N = 192

 

Workload

(MetHours/day)

Yes

No

Total

Chi-Square (X2)

P-value

Light

3 (20.0)

12 (80.0)

15

 

 

Moderate

30 (27.3)

80 (72.7)

110

1.225

0.542

Heavy

22 (32.8)

45 (67.2)

67

 

 

Total

55

137

192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dirty materials in and around the house

 

Workload

(MetHours/day)

Yes

No

Total

Chi-Square (X2)

P-value

Light

14 (73.7)

5 (26.3)

19

 

 

Moderate

99 (78.0)

28 (22.0)

127

4.202

0.122

Heavy

63 (88.7)

8 (11.3)

71

 

 

Total

176

41

217