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| Title |
Endangered edible orchids and vulnerable gatherers in the context of HIV/AIDS in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania
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| Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, December 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-5-41 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joyce FX Challe, Lisa Leimar Price |
| Abstract |
Tanzania is a wild orchid biodiversity hotspot and has a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. The wild orchids in the study are endemic and protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Every year, however, between 2.2 and 4.1 million orchid plants consumed in Zambia are estimated as originating from Tanzania. This research examines the differences between HIV/AIDS wild edible orchid gatherers and non-HIV/AIDS gatherers with regards to the frequency of gathering, salience in naming the various orchids, gathering knowledge acquisition and perceptions regarding the current state of abundance of the edible species. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 71 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 19% |
| Unknown | 17 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 8 | 11% |
| Unknown | 21 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
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