Table 1.
Demographic information of the Informants
| Variables | IC | Number | ANSRI | ANURI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 41 | 4.53 | 7.71 |
| Female | 33 | 5.36 | 8.68 | |
| Total | 74 | |||
| Age-Class | 19–40 | 17 | 4.17 | 3.46 |
| 41–60 | 44 | 9.34 | 5.23 | |
| Above 60 | 13 | 13.1 | 11.7 | |
| Education Level | Illiterate | 12 | 6.59 | 4.23 |
| Elementary education | 16 | 13.7 | 6.40 | |
| Secondary education | 18 | 13.1 | 6.02 | |
| HSE | 14 | 6.40 | 5.70 | |
| Bachelor degree | 9 | 17.1 | 4.92 | |
| Higher education | 5 | 11.5 | 6.91 | |
| Professions | THPs | 12 | 21.5 | 10.4 |
| Midwives | 07 | 12.4 | 7.36 | |
| Herders | 05 | 10.2 | 8.33 | |
| Housewives | 15 | 7.88 | 6.31 | |
| Teachers | 8 | 7.29 | 8.54 | |
| Farmers | 14 | 5.65 | 4.40 | |
| Shopkeeper | 04 | 4.18 | 3.98 | |
| Students | 06 | 4.31 | 3.04 | |
| Labors | 03 | 5.23 | 4.75 |
IC informants category, ANSRI average number of species reported by each informant, ANURI average number of use reported by each informant, HSE higher secondary education, THPs traditional health practitioners