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Table 9 Indigenous transfer of medicinal plants knowledge among family members and relative of healers with different educational level

From: Medicinal plants used in traditional medicine by Oromo people, Ghimbi District, Southwest Ethiopia

Educational level

Residence

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

R8

R9

R10

R11

R12

R13

R14

R15

Mean

0-4

Rural

4

5

6

7

4

3

6

2

4

2

4

3

5

5

4

4.27 ± 0.14a*

 

Urban

3

2

2

2

4

4

3

3

5

4

4

5

4

5

3

3.53 ± + 23a

5-8

Rural

5

3

5

6

5

4

6

4

5

4

4

5

4

4

4

5.33 ± 13a

 

Urban

3

2

5

1

4

4

6

3

5

4

2

5

4

3

4

3.67a ± 34a

8-12

Rural

15

14

12

10

9

10

10

12

11

13

14

12

13

11

14

12.12 ± 23b

 

Urban

5

4

3

7

5

3

7

6

5

3

4

7

8

2

4

4.9 ± 14a

Higher Institution

Rural

16

18

13

12

11

14

15

14

13

13

18

19

12

15

12

14.3 ± 34b

 

Urban

5

6

4

7

6

9

5

6

5

5

7

6

5

10

8

6.31 ± 23a

  1. *Means with standard deviations within the same column followed by different letters (a-b) are significantly different (P < 0.05.