From: Response to the Ebola-related bushmeat consumption ban in rural Côte d’Ivoire
Type of protein sources consumed | Proportion of households (%) | Consumption frequency (time/week) | Availability | Major period of consumption | Main mode of supply | Purchase price in the markets (CFA franc/kg) |
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Animal protein | ||||||
Fish | 92.1a | 5.6 ± 1.6 | All year | All year | Purchase | 1400 |
Bushmeat | 59.2b | 1.7 ± 1.5 | All year | All year | Trap/hunting | 4000 |
Domestic animal meat* | 58.4b | 1.4 ± 1.0 | All year | All year | Purchase | 2000 |
Snail | 53.1b | 1.6 ± 0.7 | Seasonal | March to August | Picking up in the bush | 6300 |
Poultry | 50.5b | Occasionally | All year | December, January, April | Purchase/own farm | 2300 |
Shellfish | 20.0c | 2.7 ± 2.0 | Seasonal | April to August | Fishery | 4300 |
Milk | 15.7c | Occasionally | All year | – | Purchase | 3800 |
Egg | 5.2d | Occasionally | All year | – | Purchase | 1765 |
Caterpillar | 5.2d | Occasionally | All year | – | Picking up in the bush | 12,500 |
Insect | 3.0d | Occasionally | All year | – | Picking up in the bush | 12,500 |
Vegetable protein | ||||||
Soya | 14.4a | Occasionally | All year | – | Own farm | 500 |
Beans | 16.4a | Occasionally | All year | – | Own farm | 500 |
Pistachio | 25.6b | Occasionally | All year | December to January | Own farm/purchase | 3000 |
Peanut | 83.9c | 1.8 | All year | May to August | Own farm | 700 |
Edible mushroom | ||||||
83.2 | 1.46 | Seasonal | March to August | Picking up in the bush | 3400 |