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Keywords:

neurolathyrism, lathyrus sativus, woito tribe, lathyrism, cereals, disease, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Food Science & Technology, Toxicology, Neurolathyrism, Lathyrus sativus, Woito tribe, LATHYRISM, CEREALS, DISEASE, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Ethiopia, Family Characteristics, Feeding Behavior, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Incidence, Interviews as Topic, Lathyrism, Lathyrus, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, 0908 Food Sciences, Food Science, 3006 Food sciences, 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences

Abstract:

This study describes the correlation of traditional perceptions and dietary habits with the incidence of neurolathyrism to propose preventive measures. Therefore, 118 households of South Wollo and North Gondar (Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia), of which one third had at least one neurolathyrism affected member, were interviewed.