Table 3.
Mopane worm exposure variables among adults and children in the study
| Variables | Adults, n (%) | Children, n (%) | Total population, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female (n = 251) | Male (n = 109) | Total (n = 388) | Female (n = 71) | Male (n = 31) | Total (n = 108) | Total (n = 462) | |
| Eat mopane worm | 185 (67.77) | 83 (72.17) | 268 (69.07) | 51 (68.92) | 32 (94.12)* | 83 (76.85) | 351 (70.77) |
| Harvest mopane worm* | 185 (67.77) | 77 (66.96) | 262 (67.53) | 26 (35.14) | 22 (64.71)* | 48 (44.44) | 310 (62.50) |
| Harvesting activities among harvesters | (n = 185) | (n = 77) | (n = 262) | (n = 26) | (n = 22) | (n = 48) | (n = 310) |
| Picking mopane worm | 114 (61.62) | 50 (64.94) | 164 (62.60) | 16 (61.54) | 16 (72.73) | 32 (66.67) | 196 (63.23) |
| Degutting mopane worm | 27 (14.59) | 7 (9.09) | 34 (12.98) | 5 (19.23) | 4 (18.18) | 9 (18.75) | 43 (13.87) |
| Cooking mopane worm | 44 (23.78) | 20 (25.97) | 64 (24.43) | 5 (19.23) | 2 (9.09) | 7 (14.58) | 71 (22.90) |
| PPE during harvesting | 30 (16.22) | 10 (12.99) | 40 (15.27) | 5 (19.23) | 6 (27.27) | 11 (22.92) | 51 (16.45) |
| Harvesting/week* | |||||||
| 1 day | 2 (1.08) | 3 (3.95) | 5 (1.92) | 1 (3.85) | 3 (13.64) | 4 (8.33) | 9 (2.91) |
| 2–3 days | 40 (21.62) | 24 (31.58) | 64 (24.52) | 17 (65.38) | 13 (59.09) | 30 (62.5) | 94 (30.42) |
| 4–7 days | 143 (77.30) | 49 (64.47)a | 192 (73.56) | 8 (30.77) | 6 (27.27) | 14 (29.17) | 206 (66.67) |
| Years of harvesting, mean (sd)* | 7 (3–15) | 5 (2–12) | 6 (3–15) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–2.5) | 5 (2–12) |
*p < 0.05; ap = 0.058