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Table 4 The type of stored crop, storage material and duration of crop storage among the studied households in Butajira District, 2018

From: Aflatoxin exposure among children of age 12–59 Months in Butajira District, South-Central Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Category

Frequency (n = 332)

Percent (%)

Type of stored crop in the household:

 Maize

284

85.5

 Teff

43

13.0

 Wheat

4

1.2

 Sorghum

1

0.3

Type of storage material:

 Silos

203

61.1

 Plastic bugs

95

28.6

 ‘Gotera’, made from wool or bamboo

23

7.0

  ‘Gota’, made from Teff, straw & mud

11

3.3

Duration of crop storage:

 More than three months

5

1.5

 Between three month to five weeks

225

67.8

 Between five to two weeks

90

27.1

 One week maximum

12

3.6