Table 3.

Food preparation and consumption habits of participants.

Variable	Cases n = 38	Negative Controls n = 136	Positive Controls n = 102	p-Values
Who prepares your food?	–	–	–	0.0009
Self	12 (31.6%)	25 (18.5%)	44 (43.1%)	–
Wife or other female family member	18 (47.4%)	66 (48.9%)	32 (31.4%)	–
Variation	8 (21%)	44 (32.6%)	26 (25.5%)	–
Groundnut frequency	–	–	–	0.4887
Never	21 (55%)	62 (45.6%)	53 (52%)	–
1–3 times	17 (45%)	73 (53.7%)	49 (48%)	–
Everyday	0 (0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0%)	–
Maize frequency (on the cob)	–	–	–	0.2816
Never	11 (29%)	33 (24.3%)	28 (27%)	–
1–3 times	27 (71%)	102 (75%)	69 (68%)	–
Everyday	0 (0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (2%)	–
Groundnut paste or butter frequency	–	–	–	0.4927
1 time or less per week	34 (94.4%)	118 (90.8%)	90 (96.8%)	–
2–3 times per week	2 (5.6%)	10 (7.7%)	3 (3.2%)	–
Everyday	0 (0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0%)	–
Groundnut soup and sauce frequency	–	–	–	0.4530
1 time or less per week	20 (60.6%)	64 (48.1%)	50 (53.8%)	–
2–3 times per week	13 (39.4%)	63 (47.4%)	37 (39.8%)	–
Everyday	0 (0%)	6 (4.5%)	6 (6.4%)	–
Kenkey frequency	–	–	–	0.4192
1 time or less per week	21 (58.3%)	59 (44.4%)	51 (52%)	–
2–3 times per week	14 (38.9%)	63 (47.4%)	39 (39.8%)	–
Everyday	1 (2.8%)	11 (8.3%)	8 (8.2%)	–
Banku frequency	–	–	–	0.1152
1 time or less per week	15 (42.9%)	42 (31.3%)	42 (43.7%)	–
2–3 times per week	19 (54.3%)	75 (56%)	43 (44.8%)	–
Everyday	1 (2.8%)	17 (12.7%)	11 (11.5%)	–
Apeprensa/Asana frequency	–	–	–	0.3399
1 time or less per week	38 (100%)	132 (98.5%)	96 (97%)	–
2–3 times per week	0 (0%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (3%)	–
Everyday	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	–

Numbers for variables may not always add up to the total number due to missing responses.