Table 3 Meat consumption characteristics among sampled dairy farmers in Ethiopia
A. Average monthly per capita meat consumption (in kg) among dairy farmers in each study site | ||||
| Â | Mean | SD | n (%) | |
Addis Ababa city | 1.37 | 1.87 | 164 (36.7) | |
Oromia towns around Addis Ababa | 1.12 | 1.06 | 135 (30.2) | |
Gondar | 1.35 | 1.46 | 66 (14.8) | |
Mekele | 1.33 | 0.95 | 57 (12.7) | |
Hawassa | 0.88 | 0.49 | 25 (5.6) | |
Total | 1.25 | 1.44 | 447 (100) | |
B. Frequency of meat consumption among sampled dairy farmers | ||||
| Â | General meat consumption | Raw meat consumption | ||
| Â | n (%) | Cum. % | n (%) | Cum. % |
Everyday | 5 (1.0) | 1.0 | 2 (0.4) | 0.4 |
2–5 days a week | 56.6 (271) | 57.6 | 96 (20.0) | 20.4 |
Once every fortnight | 109 (22.8) | 80.4 | 51 (10.7) | 31.1 |
Once a month | 66 (13.8) | 94.2 | 66 (13.8) | 44.9 |
Only for holidays | 25 (5.2) | 99.4 | 91 (19.0) | 63.9 |
Never | 3 (0.6) | 100.0 | 173 (36.1) | 100.0 |
Total | 479 (100) | Â | 479 (100) | Â |
C. Ranking order of meat source by sampled dairy farmers | ||||
| Â | Rank 1 | Rank 2a | Rank 3a | |
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Butchery | 256 (53.9) | 109 (24.0) | 58 (17.8) | |
Home slaughter | 174 (36.6) | 191 (42.2) | 91 (27.8) | |
Communal slaughter | 45 (9.5) | 153 (33.8) | 178 (54.4) | |
Total | 475 (100) | 453 (100) | 327 (100) | |
D. Farmers’ views about risks of getting disease while eating raw meat | ||||
Do you think eating raw meat can cause diseases? | Have you ever experienced diseases due to eating raw meat? | |||
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | ||
No | 34 (7.1) | 287 (59.9) | ||
Yes | 445 (92.9) | 192 (40.1) | ||
Total | 479 (100) | 479 (100) | ||