From: Endangered edible orchids and vulnerable gatherers in the context of HIV/AIDS in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Categories of wild orchid gatherers
Number of respondents
Male
(n = 70)
Female
(n = 154)
Orphans HIV/AIDS affected
80
41
39
HIV/AIDS affected adults
31
1
30
Non-HIV/AIDS affected children
56
21
35
Non-HIV/AIDS affected adults
57
7
50