Table 1 Medicinal plant knowledge (n° uses): differences between the gender and occupation of the informants
Gender | N | Mean | S.D. | W (Mann-Whitney) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 19 | 4.24 | 4.48 | 1107.5 | 0.021 | |||
Female | 35 | 1.89 | 3.60 | |||||
Occupation | N | Mean | S.D. | Ranks | * | H (Kruskal-Wallis) | p | |
Cattle breeder | 15 | 6.27 | 5.90 | 45.57 | A | 10.54 | 0.01 | |
Healer and breeder | 3 | 4.00 | 4.58 | 38.33 | A | B | ||
Healer | 9 | 1.89 | 2.71 | 28.06 | B | |||
Other occupations | 37 | 1.78 | 2.75 | 27.81 | B |