Table 9.
Informant consensus factors for categorized diseases
| No. | Category name and abbreviations | Reported diseases | No. of usage report | No. of taxa | ICF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gastrointestinal ailments (GIA) | Diarrhea, abdominal pain, swelling of stomach, stomachache, tape worms, amoeba, cholera, gastritis, vomiting, constipation, liver disease, toothache, indigestion | 418 | 101 | 0.76 |
| 2 | Dermatological infections/diseases (DID) | Wound, chirt, quaqucha, ‘bugunji,’ itching, skin disease, bijajo (hand wound), dandruff | 132 | 28 | 0.79 |
| 3 | Skeletomuscular system disorders (SMSD) | Leg pain, leg swelling, back pain, bone fracture, anthrax, swelling, black leg | 67 | 18 | 0.74 |
| 4 | Respiratory systems diseases (RSD) | Tuberculosis, tonsillitis, coughing, sneezing, common cold, cold, and asthma | 81 | 27 | 0.68 |
| 5 | Genito-urinary ailments (GUA) | Gonorrhea (STD), ‘kintarot,’ urine problem, kidney disease | 69 | 22 | 0.69 |
| 6 | Poisonous bites (PB) | Rabies, Snake bite and Spider poisoning | 25 | 8 | 0.71 |
| 7 | Cardiovascular system diseases (CSD) | Hypertension, heart disease, low blood pressure | 20 | 7 | 0.68 |
| 8 | Endocrine/metabolic/nutritional (EMN) | Diabetes, weight loss, goiter, weight gain | 124 | 30 | 0.76 |
| 9 | Sensory neuron disease (SND) | Cancer, tetanus, headache, brain pain, ‘azurit,’ and typhoid | 297 | 41 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Fetal disease pregnancy related (FD) | Abortion, fontanelle closure and placenta delay | 18 | 8 | 0.59 |
| 11 | Ear and Eye health (EEH) | Ear disease and eye pain | 73 | 14 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Fever (F) | Malaria | 79 | 8 | 0.91 |
| 13 | General and unspecified (GU) | Mitch, dingetegna (Wugat, Kurtimat), evil eye, sun problem, Lelit wof disease, Fancho/Shifeta, woranto, kuwashakor, balaamo, magarto, gadanesa | 241 | 61 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Insects and ectoparasites (IE) | Cockroach, weevils, honeybee, house fly, corn worm, ticks and leech | 164 | 8 | 0.95 |