Table 2.
Demographic profile of THPs and their indigenous knowledge.
| Parameter | Category | THPs | Percentage (%) | Mean M P s ± SD | p value |
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| Gender | Male | 45 | 81.8 | 7.3 ± 0.6 | 0.084 |
| Female | 10 | 18.2 | 6.9 ± 0.4 | ||
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| Age groups (years) | < 20 | 3 | 5.5 | 5.9 ± 0.8 | 0.001 |
| 21–40 | 26 | 47.3 | 6.1 ± 0.5 | ||
| 41–60 | 19 | 34.5 | 8.8 ± 0.7 | ||
| > 60 | 7 | 12.7 | 9.3 ± 0.3 | ||
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| Educational level | Illiterate | 7 | 12.7 | 8.9 ± 0.7 | 0.001 |
| Primary | 44 | 80.0 | 7.7 ± 0.4 | ||
| Secondary | 3 | 5.5 | 5.9 ± 0.3 | ||
| Tertiary | 1 | 1.8 | 3.1 ± 0.6 | ||
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| Experience (years) | < 5 | 10 | 18.2 | 3.7 ± 0.9 | 0.001 |
| 5.0–10 | 22 | 40.0 | 6.6 ± 0.6 | ||
| 11.0–15 | 11 | 20.0 | 8.5 ± 0.3 | ||
| > 15 | 12 | 21.8 | 10.6 ± 0.8 | ||