Table 1: Summary of responses on risk factors associated with plant poisoning.
Variables |
No. of Respondents |
Percentage (%)* |
Common poisoning season |
|
|
Beginning of rainy season |
89 |
36.3 |
End of rainy season |
245 |
100 |
Drought time |
213 |
86.9 |
Source of poisoning plants |
|
|
Wild |
234 |
95.5 |
Domestic |
56 |
22.8 |
Both |
85 |
34.7 |
Predisposing factors for consumption |
|
|
Feed shortage |
245 |
100 |
Nutritional deficiency |
189 |
77.1 |
Excessive consumption |
134 |
54.7 |
Unknown reasons |
59 |
24.1 |
*The total respondents were (N=245) but some of the percentages do not some to 100 because the respondents had a chance to answer more than one answer.