Table 2 Effect of the fear of hyena attacks on different activities in the study areas. The values in the table indicate the number of households that reported the effect, and the values in the brackets indicate percentages. Within a row, values without a common superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05)

School dropouts

40 (29.4)^a

43 (42.6)^b

11 (7.5)^c

43.38

< 0.001

Reduced working time

110 (80.9)^a

80 (79.2)^a

96 (65.3)^b

11.89

0.002

Reduced social gatherings

80 (59.5)^a

82 (81.2)^b

104 (70.7)^ab

12.96

0.001

Reduced outdoor activities

85 (62.5)^a

86 (85.1)^bc

114 (77.6)^c

16.91

< 0.001

Escorting children to school

101 (74.3)^a

88 (87.1)^b

126 (85.7)^bc

8.69

0.012

Reduced sleeping time

76 (55.9)^a

92 (91.1)^bc

122 (82.9)^bc

46.05

< 0.001

Increased stress and anxiety

80 (58.8)^a

90 (89.1)^b

117 (79.6)^bc

31.12

< 0.001

Dislike hyenas

99 (72.8)^a

88 (87.1)^b

116 (75.5)^a

7.453

0.024

Changed daily routine

116 (85.3)^a

88 (87.1)^a

123 (83.6)^a

0.56

0.752