| No taboos | Only men consume it on the veranda | Prohibited to pregnant women | PG meat eaten after giving a thigh to the customary chief | Prohibited to epileptics | Meat eaten in initiation ceremonies for young men | PG meat used at the enthronement of the customary chief | |
| Nande | 65.59 | 35.00 | 67.35 | 100.00 | 66.67 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Nyanga | 5.38 | 45.00 | 2.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Piri | 29.03 | 20.00 | 30.61 | 0.00 | 33.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Test result | X-squared = 54.183, df = 12, p-value = 2.534e−07 Fisher’s test: p-value = 0.0004998 | ||||||
| BUNYUKI | 7.53 | 5.00 | 4.08 | 41.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 71.43 |
| KASUGHO | 12.90 | 0.00 | 6.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| KATENDERE | 5.38 | 0.00 | 20.41 | 0.00 | 33.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| KOTOYO | 8.60 | 15.00 | 8.16 | 8.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| KISEGHE | 9.68 | 0.00 | 2.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| BIAKILI | 5.38 | 0.00 | 20.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| MASEGHESEGHE | 8.60 | 0.00 | 10.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| MAYOMBIYA | 10.75 | 5.00 | 8.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| MBUHI | 6.45 | 0.00 | 6.12 | 41.67 | 33.33 | 0.00 | 28.57 |
| MUTENDA | 3.23 | 45.00 | 6.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SAKE | 7.53 | 30.00 | 4.08 | 8.33 | 33.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| VULUMA | 13.98 | 0.00 | 4.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Test result | X-squared = 220.78, df = 66, p-value = 2.2e−16 Fisher’s test: p-value = 0.0004998 | ||||||