Table 5.

Foodstuffs and therapies employed by market women to manage COVID-19.

Variable	Ghana (N = 199) No. (%)	South Africa (N = 90) No. (%)
Therapies used to manage COVID-19
The neem tree, Hibiscus sabdariffa L. “sobolo” vegetables, ginger, garlic, fruits, lemon, local spices, moringa	184 (92.46%)	N/A *
Lemon, garlic, ginger, herbs, Artemisia, warm water	N/A *	90 (100.00%)
Herbal medicine	6 (3.01%)	N/A *
Hot food	4 (2.01%)	N/A *
No idea	5 (9.95%)	N/A *
Known benefits of the identified foodstuff to manage COVID-19
Immune booster	179 (89.95%)	52 (57.77%)
Kills virus	9 (4.52%)	38 (42.22%)
Prophylactic	3 (1.50%)	N/A *
No idea	8 (4.02%)	N/A *

N/A *—not applicable.