Table 3.
Grass pea consumption pattern (n = 2,307), Northeast Ethiopia, 2019
| Variable | Responses | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Consumption of grass pea | Yes | 1,169 (50.7) |
| No | 1,138 (49.3) | |
| Frequency of consumption | Always | 325 (27.8) |
| Some times | 607 (51.9) | |
| Occasionally | 237 (20.3) | |
| Form of food preparation | Pancake | 461 (39.4) |
| Sauce | 549 (47.0) | |
| Roasted grain | 119 (10.2) | |
| Raw | 40 (3.4) | |
| Cooking utensil | Clay pottery | 795 (68) |
| Irony pot | 374 (32) | |
| Reason to consume | Grass pea easily cultivates | 311 (26.6) |
| Grass pea easily market access | 306 (26.2) | |
| Less other access to other cereals | 413 (35.3) | |
| Prefer its nutritional importance | 139 (11.9) | |
| Plan to abandon eating grass pea | Yes | 255 (21.8) |
| No | 914 (78.2) |