Gender differences in the use of plant health information services: A case of plant clinics under Plantwise Program in Kenya
| Autor: | I. Mugambi, E. Nambiro, M. Mulaa, Richard Musebe, F. Chege, F. Williams |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry 050204 development studies fungi 05 social sciences Health advice Attendance food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences respiratory tract diseases Stratified sampling Limited access Health problems Family medicine 0502 economics and business 040103 agronomy & agriculture medicine 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Health information General Agricultural and Biological Sciences business |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Agricultural Research. 13:2862-2871 |
| ISSN: | 1991-637X |
| DOI: | 10.5897/ajar2018.13090 |
| Popis: | A total of 8,699 female and 12,928 male farmers visited plant clinics in Kenya between 2012 and 2016. The lower clinic attendance by women farmers indicates they may lack information on plant health problems. This study aimed to understand the environment plant clinics operate in, identify the reasons for low clinic attendance by women, and possible strategies to reach more female farmers. Stratified random sampling was used to select 118 female and 119 male plant clinic users and, 138 male and 156 female farmers who had not used plant clinics. The study established there were significant differences (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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