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.