Table 7.

Comparison of the number of medicinal plants use report by different informant groups

Parameter	Informant group	N	Mean ± SD	p value
Gender *	Women	117	11.7 ± 8.83	0.000024
	Men	406	40.6 ± 13.6
Age *	Young (20–35)	106	10.6 ± 8.77	0.039038
	Adult (36–50)	189	18.9 ± 11.9
	Older (> 50 years)	228	22.8 ± 15.3
Education *	Illiterate	205	20.5 ± 12.5	0.004907
	Basic	16	1.6 ± 2.83
	Elementary	256	25.6 ± 11.2
	Secondary	35	3.5 ± 3.37
	Tertiary	11	1.1 ± 1.79

*Significant difference (p < 0.05) between the averages of paired categories