Table 2 Informants’ knowledge in the Ambalabe rural community according to demographic variables
| Â | Â | Total number of people interviewed | Number of informants who cited frequent diseases | Number of diseases cited (not cited) | Total of species cited | Percentage of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Men | 104 | 58 | 6 | 68 | 82 |
| Â | Women | 89 | 36 | 5 (bilharzia) | 45 | 54.2 |
Age group | [16–25] | 43 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 26.5 |
|  | [26–35] | 38 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 33.7 |
|  | [36–45] | 44 | 25 | 6 | 37 | 44.6 |
|  | [46–55] | 34 | 21 | 6 | 40 | 48.2 |
|  | [56–65] | 20 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 31.3 |
| Â | [66 +] | 14 | 4 | 4 (bilharzia, dysentery) | 4 | 4.8 |
Marital status | Single | 30 | 13 | 4 (bilharzia, dysentery) | 16 | 19.3 |
| Â | Married | 152 | 76 | 6 | 78 | 94 |
| Â | Divorcee | 7 | 4 | 4 (bilharzia, stomach-ache) | 7 | 8.4 |
| Â | Widowed | 4 | 1 | 4 (cough, malaria) | 9 | 10.8 |