Ethnoveterinary plants of Ankober District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 2 Statistical test of significance on average number of reported medicinal plants among different informant groups in Ankober District

Parameters	Informant groups	N	Average ± SD	t -value**	p –value
Gender	Male	235	4.23 ± 0.13	1.61	0.1075
Gender	Female	117	3.85 ±0.19	1.61	0.1075
Age	Young members	122	2.59 ±0.08	-11.65	0.0001*
Age	Senior members	230	4.90 ±0.13	-11.65	0.0001*
Literacy level	Illiterate	85	4.73 ±0.11	-11.90	0.0001*
Literacy level	Literate	267	2.12 ± 0.10	-11.90	0.0001*
Experience (Informant category)	Key/knowledgeable	88	6.94 ±0.16	23.88	0.0001*
Experience (Informant category)	General informant	264	3.16 ±0.07	23.88	0.0001*

*Significant difference (p<0.05); **t(0.05) (two tailed), df = 350; N= Number of respondents.

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