Table 4 Facilitators and Barriers to traditional food consumption
From: Facilitators and barriers to the consumption of traditional foods among adults in Zimbabwe
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Facilitators to traditional food consumption | ||
| Individual level | ||
| Generational | 165 | 44.4 |
| Lifestyle | 88 | 23.7 |
| Convenience | 46 | 12.4 |
| Preparation skills | 19 | 5.1 |
| Cost | 28 | 7.5 |
| Other | 26 | 7.0 |
| Interpersonal level | ||
| Family influence | 149 | 42.5 |
| Peer influence | 18 | 5.1 |
| Social norms | 45 | 12.8 |
| Values | 130 | 37.0 |
| Other | 9 | 2.6 |
| Community level | ||
| Family/elder contribution | 87 | 26.2 |
| Social norms | 42 | 12.7 |
| Community values | 82 | 24.7 |
| Residential location | 50 | 15.1 |
| Local business | 51 | 15.4 |
| Other | 20 | 6.0 |
| Environment level | ||
| Government regulations | 67 | 20.9 |
| Sustainability | 55 | 17.7 |
| Adequate marketing | 43 | 13.8 |
| Environmental contaminants | 121 | 38.9 |
| Other | 27 | 8.6 |
| Barriers to traditional food consumption | ||
| Individual level | ||
| Generational | 36 | 9.8 |
| Lifestyle and preferences | 63 | 17.1 |
| Convenience | 122 | 33.2 |
| Skills of preparation | 44 | 12.0 |
| Cost | 82 | 22.3 |
| Other | 21 | 5.7 |
| Interpersonal level | ||
| Lack of family influence | 48 | 14.0 |
| Lack of peer influence | 37 | 10.8 |
| Not a social norm | 152 | 44.2 |
| Interpersonal values | 66 | 19.2 |
| Other | 41 | 11.9 |
| Community level | ||
| Lack of family support | 71 | 21.7 |
| Not a social norm | 53 | 16.2 |
| Community values | 19 | 5.8 |
| Residential location | 104 | 31.8 |
| Local businesses not in support | 68 | 20.8 |
| Other | 12 | 3.7 |
| Environment level | ||
| Absence of government laws and regulations Protecting traditional foods | 84 | 26.9 |
| Sustainability not guaranteed | 47 | 15.1 |
| Environmental contaminants | 13 | 4.2 |
| Aggressive marketing | 149 | 47.8 |
| Absence of pro-traditional foods regional bodies | 17 | 5.4 |
| Other | 2 | 0.6 |