Table 1.
Details on bat consumption practices in the study population
| Bat consumption practices | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bat consumption in general | ||
| CP | 0/22 | 0 |
| BP | 34/39 | 87 |
| BQ | 8/35 | 23 |
| MB | 12/39 | 31 |
| Total | 54/135 | 40 |
| Type of bats eaten | ||
| Fruit bats only | 42/54 | 78 |
| Insectivorous bats only | 3/54 | 11 |
| All bats | 9/54 | 17 |
| Who consumes bats | ||
| All respondents | 49/54 | 91 |
| Males only | 3/54 | 6 |
| Adults only | 2/54 | 4 |
| Importance of bats for subsistence | ||
| None | 37/54 | 68 |
| Comfort | 15/54 | 28 |
| Essential | 1/54 | 2 |
| Reasons for non consumption | ||
| Elders didn't eat | 56/135 | 41 |
| Other resourcesa | 9/135 | 7 |
| Hunting accessibilityb | 4/135 | 3 |
| Danger perceptionc | 4/135 | 3 |
a
Other resources available, not considered as food;
b
Don't hunt, difficult to catch;
c
Witchcraft, transmission of disease.
This article is being made freely available through PubMed Central as part of the COVID-19 public health emergency response. It can be used for unrestricted research re-use and analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source, for the duration of the public health emergency.