Table 3.

Informant consensus factor by categories of diseases in Butaleja District

Use category	Ailments	Use citation (Nur)	Number of species used (Nt)	Informant consensus factor (ICF)
Aches	Backache, joint pains, migraine, myalgia, toothache	43	9	0.810
Skin infections	Acne, athlete's foot, cutaneous mycoses, dermatophytosis, lethargy, other skin diseases	130	17	0.877
Cancers	Breast cancer, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, throat cancer, other cancers	22	9	0.619
Cardiovascular diseases	Anemia, high blood pressure, heart diseases, hypertension	119	9	0.932
Ear, nose and throat	Nose bleeding, septic ears, sore throat, tonsillitis	46	7	0.867
Gastro-intestinal tract infections	Abdominal pains, diarrhea, dysentery, abdominal hernia, indigestion, flatulence, stomachache, ulcers, vomiting, others	320	47	0.856
Bone diseases	Bone fracture, osteodynia, osteomyelitis, osteoporosis, rheumatism, septic arthritis (osteomyelitis)	57	9	0.857
Metabolic disorders	Diabetes, bromhidrosis	84	5	0.952
Urinogenital, and reproductive disorders	Erectile dysfunction, hydrocele, genital warts, syphilis, uterine fibroids, menorrhagia, retained placenta, gonorrhea, abnormal menstrual cycle, infertility, breech position in pregnancy, vaginal candidiasis, dystocia labor	294	42	0.860
Optical complications	Itchy eyes, visual impairment	42	4	0.927
Parasitic diseases	Malaria, stomach helminthiasis	254	17	0.937
Respiratory infections	Asthma, chest congestion, chest pain, cough, flu, pneumonia, whooping cough	287	35	0.881
Spiritual complications	Witchcraft, evil spirit possession, lack of spiritual power, nightmares, spirit possession	139	14	0.906
Viral diseases	Measles, mumps, yellow fever	77	10	0.882
Other purposes	Abscess, allergy, fever, gangrenes, psychotic excitement, snake bite envenomation, colic in babies, hypo-galactorrhea, lack of appetite, insomnia, poor memory	86	17	0.812