TABLE 3.
Informant consensus factor by categories of diseases in the study area.
| Category | Specific conditions | Nt | Nur | FIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious disease | Dysentery (9), hepatitis (6), malaria (3), pneumonia (8), phthisis (2) | 10 | 28 | 0.67 |
| Nervous system disease | Neurasthenia (4), insomnia (10) | 3 | 14 | 0.85 |
| Immune system disease | Tumour (3), hypoimmunity (10), intoxication (2), Deficiency of the kidney (23) | 5 | 38 | 0.89 |
| Ear and fever disease | Tinnitus (5), headache (17), mouth sores (3), fever (1) | 8 | 26 | 0.72 |
| Circulatory system disease | Heart disease (20), anemia (4) | 3 | 24 | 0.91 |
| Respiratory system disease | Cold (31), cough (29), bronchitis (3), pertussis (3), amygdalitis (11), pharyngalgia (3), asthma (5) | 25 | 85 | 0.71 |
| Digestive system disease | Gastritis (16), stomachache (17), dyspepsia (29), diarrhea (25), acute cholecystitis (1), jaundice (4) | 22 | 92 | 0.77 |
| Skin disease | Skin itch (4), skin ulcer (1), skin allergy (1) | 6 | 11 | 0.50 |
| Musculoskeletal system disease | Rheumatism (36), rheumatic arthritis (13), fracture (22), arthralgia (5), backache (5) | 21 | 81 | 0.75 |
| Genitourinary system disease | Urinary infection (5), nephritis (2) | 4 | 7 | 0.50 |
| Gynecological aliments | Postpartum recovery (5), irregular menstruation (1), gynaecopathia (5), leucorrhea (4) | 5 | 15 | 0.71 |
| Injury | Animal bite (18), traumatic injury (15), bleeding (5),wound (21), cut (15), burn (2) | 22 | 86 | 0.75 |