Table 1.
Demographic information of the ethnobotanical interviewees
| Number of people interviewed | Percentage of total | Utilize medicinal plants (#) | Percentage of total | Do not utilize medicinal plants (#) | Percentage of total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gender |
Females |
301 |
60.44 |
280 |
93.02 |
21 |
6.98 |
| |
Men |
197 |
39.56 |
171 |
86.8 |
26 |
13.2 |
|
Age group |
[15-19] |
35 |
7.03 |
16 |
45.73 |
19 |
54.27 |
| |
[20–29] |
84 |
16.87 |
73 |
86.91 |
11 |
13.09 |
| |
[30–39] |
111 |
22.29 |
105 |
94.59 |
6 |
5.41 |
| |
[40–49] |
117 |
23.49 |
115 |
98.29 |
2 |
1.71 |
| |
[50–59] |
104 |
20.88 |
100 |
96.15 |
4 |
3.85 |
| |
[60 +] |
47 |
9.44 |
42 |
89.36 |
5 |
10.64 |
|
Level of |
Illiterate |
328 |
65.9 |
316 |
96.34 |
12 |
3.66 |
|
Education |
Primary |
143 |
28.7 |
118 |
82.52 |
25 |
17.48 |
| |
Secondary |
24 |
4.8 |
16 |
66.53 |
8 |
33.47 |
| |
University |
3 |
0.6 |
1 |
33.33 |
2 |
66.67 |
|
Marital status |
Single |
105 |
21.1 |
80 |
76.21 |
25 |
23.79 |
| |
married |
384 |
77.1 |
368 |
95.83 |
16 |
4.17 |
| |
widowed |
9 |
1.8 |
3 |
33.07 |
6 |
66.93 |
|
Household |
<80,000 |
371 |
74.5 |
349 |
94.07 |
22 |
5.93 |
|
Education(monthly income in Ariary) |
80,000-160,000 |
123 |
24.7 |
99 |
80.49 |
24 |
19.51 |
| >160,000 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 74.9 | 1 | 25.1 |
Comparison of age group, level of schooling, marital status and income level of the 498 interview respondents of Mahabo-Mananivo.