Endangered edible orchids and vulnerable gatherers in the context of HIV/AIDS in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Table 5 Mean, standard deviation, and multiple comparison of gathering frequency among different categories of gatherers

Variables^a	Mean and standard deviation^b	Multiple comparison pvalue^c
Multiple comparison of gathering frequency between gatherers groups
*Orphans HIV/AIDS affected children*	3.61 (1.818)
Comparison with non-affected children		0.000*
Comparison with HIV/AIDS affected adults		0.130 ns
Comparison with non-affected adults		0.002*
*HIV/AIDS affected adults*	2.84 (1.828)
Comparison with non-affected adults		0.880 ns
Comparison with non-affected children		0.018*
*Non-HIV/AIDS affected children*	1.73 (1.070)
Comparison with non-affected adults		0.044*
*Non-HIV/AIDS affected adults*	2.56 (1.852)
Comparison with orphans HIV/AIDS affected children		0.002*
Comparison with HIV/AIDS affected adults		0.880 ns
Comparison with non-affected children		0.044*

^a, variable subjected to multiple comparisons (orphan HIV/AIDS affected children; HIV/AIDS affected adults; non-HIV/AIDS affected and children and adults).
^b Mean and Standard deviation in gathering frequencies among gatherers categories
^c Multiple comparison between gatherers categories showing significance levels

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