From: Disease concepts and treatment by tribal healers of an Amazonian forest culture
 | Kwamalasamutu (KM) | Përëre Tëpu (PT) | ||
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Location | 2° 19' 60 N / 56° 46' 60 W Sipaliwini river Sipaliwini District, Suriname | 3° 10' 00 N / 53° 43' 00 W Tapanahoni river Sipaliwini District, Suriname | ||
Population census 1 | 1174 | 503 | ||
Study interval | 8/2000 - 8/2004 | 8/2001 - 8/2004 | ||
Total clinic visits | 18,199 | 2138 | ||
Clinic visits per month 2 | 368.9 ± 33.8 [47-1148] | 60.0 ± 37.8 [11-183] | ||
Total patients | 765 | 180 | ||
Clinic visits per patient 2 | 21.1 ± 26.1 [1-167] | 11.7 ± 9.6 [1-63] | ||
Patient age at clinic visits 3 | 30.3 ± 19.8 [.02-80.6] | 27.3 ± 22.0 [0.3-70.1] | ||
Clinic visits per gender | M 7475 [46.6%] | F 8566 [53.4%] | M 1079 [51.4%] | F 1022 [48.9%] |
Clinic visits per disease concept 2 | 225 ± 53.0 [1-2629] | 49.8 ± 10.2 [4-291] | ||
Clinic visits per shaman and shaman age at start of study interval | KM shaman 1 (69.4 years) | 10,354 [56.9%] | PT shaman 1 (66.7 years) | 1255 [58.7%] |
 | KM shaman 2 (63.6 years) | 3708 [20.4%] | PT shaman 2 (66.5 years) | 766 [35.8%] |
 | KM shaman 3 (53.8 years) | 864 [4.7%] | PT shaman 3 (70.4 years) | 117 [5.5%] |
 | KM shaman 4 (51.9 years) | 679 [3.7%] |  |  |
 | KM shaman 5 (50.0 years) | 571 [3.1%] |  |  |
 | Not recorded | 2023 [11.1%] |  |  |
Shaman age at clinic visits 3 | 68.0 ± .04 [51.6-73.5] | 68.2 ± .02 [66.6-71.7] |