Table 2.

Details of bat contact experiences among 228 respondents who reported bat contact experiences (dependent variables)

Bat contact experience	No. of respondents who reported bat contact (%)a
Found dead bat(s) in house	65 (28.51)
Found live bat(s) in house, community or tourist location	128 (56.14)
Cleaned bat guano from house or the community	78 (34.21)
Cleaned bat carcasses from house or the community	45 (19.74)
Bat guano mining/ collecting	46 (20.18)
Used bat guano	25 (10.96)
Been bitten by a bat	16 (7.02)
Consumed bats for food	96 (42.10)
Other activities e.g. hunted bat(s), exposed to urine of bat(s)	41 (17.98)

^amultiple responses