Table 4 Preference ranking test
From: Non-codified traditional medicine practices from Belgaum Region in Southern India: present scenario
Reasons for | Total score *(number of traditional practitioners) | Overall ranking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-availability of medicinal plants | Ranking | Total | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
Deforestation | 350 | 116 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 547 | 1 st |
(70) | (29) | (12) | (16) | (13) | (140) | ||
Lesser rain fall | 150 | 224 | 99 | 14 | 14 | 501 | 2 nd |
(30) | (56) | (33) | (7) | (14) | (140) | ||
Dam constructions | 100 | 96 | 177 | 28 | 23 | 424 | 3 rd |
(20) | (24) | (59) | (14) | (23) | (140) | ||
Forest fire | 75 | 64 | 69 | 152 | 10 | 370 | 4 th |
(15) | (16) | (23) | (76) | (10) | (140) | ||
Road widening | 25 | 60 | 39 | 54 | 80 | 258 | 5 th |
(5) | (15) | (13) | (27) | (80) | (140) | ||
Disinterest of younger generation in traditional medicinal practice | |||||||
Higher education | 215 | 252 | 45 | 30 | 4 | 546 | 1 st |
(43) | (63) | (15) | (15) | (4) | (140) | ||
Migration from villages | 250 | 136 | 153 | 4 | 3 | 546 | 1 st |
(50) | (34) | (51) | (2) | (3) | (140) | ||
No attractive income | 160 | 120 | 51 | 96 | 13 | 440 | 2 nd |
(32) | (30) | (17) | (48) | (13) | (140) | ||
Difficulty in learning and practice | 70 | 48 | 132 | 86 | 27 | 363 | 3 rd |
(14) | (12) | (44) | (43) | (27) | (140) | ||
Non-availability of medicinal plants | 5 | 4 | 39 | 64 | 93 | 205 | 4 th |
(1) | (1) | (13) | (32) | (93) | (140) | ||