Research Article
Current Knowledge and Perception of Edible Grasshopper/Locusts’ Consumption in Western Kenya
Table 4
Perception of grasshopper and locust consumption in western Kenya.
| | Question on disgust and perception | Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Total (%) | Chi-square (χ2) |
| | The idea of eating grasshoppers/locusts makes me nauseous | 81 (9) | 118 (13.1) | 78 (8.7) | 1 (0.1) | 623 (69.1) | 901 (100.0) | χ2 = 154.6, d.f. = 4, | | The idea of eating grasshoppers/locust makes me sick | 59 (6.5) | 94 (10.4) | 97 (10.8) | — | 651 (72.3) | 901 (100.0) | χ2 = 118.2, d.f. = 3, | | Eating grasshoppers/locusts is disgusting | 54 (6) | 184 (20.4) | 121 (13.4) | — | 542 (60.2) | 901 (100.0) | χ2 = 70.2, d.f. = 3, | | If a grasshopper/locust crawls on my favourite food, I will not eat it | 56 (6.2) | 140 (15.5) | 93 (10.3) | — | 612 (67.9) | 901 (100.0) | χ2 = 100.7, d.f. = 3, | | I fear that grasshopper/locust-based food has a bad taste | 32 (3.6) | 96 (10.7) | 357 (39.6) | — | 416 (46.2) | 901 (100.0) | χ2 = 55.1, d.f. = 3, | | I believe eating grasshoppers/locust is not part of our culture | 39 (4.3) | 188 (20.9) | 223 (24.8) | — | 451 (50.1) | 901 (100.0) | χ2 = 43.2, d.f. = 3, |
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Numbers in brackets are in percentages.
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