Table 1.

Demographics of participants per community group

Variables	Community leaders	Men	Women	Healer
Gender
Male	94.2% (49/52)	100% (39/39)	0 (0/53)	10% (1/10)
Female	5.7% (3/52)	0 (0/39)	100% (53/53)	90% (9/10)
Age (years)
Range	30–83	18–76	15–60	21–51
Median	63	28	30	30
Mean	59	31	31	32
Marital status
Single	1.9% (1/52)	30.8% (12/39)	35.8% (19/53)	40% (4/10)
Married	11.5% (6/52)	2.6% (1/39)	0 (0/53)	10% (1/10)
União (Marital Union)b	81% (42/52)	66.7% (26/39)	51.8% (28/53)	50% (5/10)
Widowhood	5.8% (3/52)	0 (0/39)	11.3% (6/53)	0 (0/10)
Education
None	28.9% (13/45)	5.1% (2/39)	20.8% (11/53)	10% (1/10)
Primary	57.8% (26/45)	46.2% (18/39)	37.7% (20/53)	80% (8/10)
Secondary	11.1% (5/45)	43.6% (17/39)	41.5% (22/53)	10% (1/10)
Tertiary	2.2% (1/45)	5.1% (2/39)	0 (0/53)	0 (0/10)
Religion
Christianity	59.6% (31/52)	74.4% (29/39)	71.2% (38/53)	0 (0/10)
Atheism	17.3% (9/52)	23.1 (9/39)	15.1% (8/53)	100% (10/10)
Animism	19.2 (10/52)	2.6 (1/39)	5.7% (3/53)	0 (0/10)
Islam	3.8% (2/52)	0 (0/39)	0 (0/53)	0 (0/10)
Zionism	0 (0/52)	0 (0/39)	7.5% (4/53)	0 (0/10)
Occupation
Farmer	63.5% (33/52)	20.5.7% (8/39)	54.7% (29/53)	0 (0/10)
Coal producer	0 (0/52)	23.1% (9/39)	0 (0/53)	0 (0/10)
Trad. Healer	0 (0/52)	0 (0/39)	0 (0/53)	100% (10/10)
Home-baseda	1.9% (1/52)	15.4% (6/39)	32.1% (17/53)	0 (0/10)
Salesperson	7.7% (4/52)	7.7% (3/39)	1.9% (1/53)	0 (0/10)
Service/laborer	3.8% (2/52)	7.7% (3/39)	5.6% (3/53)	0 (0/10)
Driver	1.9% (1/52)	5.1% (2/39)	0 (0/53)	0 (0/10)
Teacher	1.9% (1/52)	2.6% (1/39)	0 (0/53)	0 (0/10)
Student	0 (0/52)	2.6% (1/39)	3.8% (2/53)	0 (0/10)
Others	19.2 (10/52)	15.4% (6/39)	1.9% (1/53)	0 (0/10)
Total	52	39	53	10

^a Housewives/househusbands

^bUnião: Marital union without marriage certificate