Table 3 Traditional uses, consumption patterns, and side effects of morama bean across four districts of Botswana
District | Kweneng (n = 54) | Ghanzi (n = 62) | Southern (n = 50) | Central (n = 55) | Total (n = 221) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | % Frequency | Frequency | % Frequency | Frequency | % Frequency | Frequency | % Frequency | ||
Use of morama bean | |||||||||
Home consumption | 52 | 96.2 | 48 | 77.4 | 43 | 86 | 42 | 76.4 | 185 (83.7%) |
Business | 2 | 3.7 | 14 | 22.6 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 23.6 | 36 (16.3%) |
Consumption of morama bean | |||||||||
Occasionally | 50 | 92.6 | 43 | 69.4 | 40 | 80 | 40 | 72.7 | 173 (78.3%) |
Regularly | 4 | 7.4 | 18 | 29.0 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 27.3 | 47 (21.3%) |
Never | 0 | Â | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 1 (0.5%) |
Morama bean causes side effects | |||||||||
Yes | 5 | 9.3 | 8 | 12.9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3.6 | 20 (9.0%) |
No | 49 | 90.7 | 54 | 87.1 | 45 | 90 | 53 | 96.4 | 201 (91.0%) |