Table 13 Chitwan National Park buffer zone people responding to misbeliefs on snakes, traditional and modern care of snakebites

Aware (not believing on misbelief but believing on recommended care), H0 (A): M = M0 (72), Ha (A): M > M0 (72)

82,4–142

335

0.045

72

48

MA

Unaware (believing on misbelief but not believing on recommended care), H0 (UA): M = M0 (32), Ha (UA): M > M0 (32)

40,2–141

362.5

0.033

32

21

Unknown to both traditional and modern information, H0 (Uk): M = M0 (17), Ha (Uk): M > M0 (17)

24,1–61

362

0.034

17

11

Not answered to both traditional and modern information (i.e. item nonresponses), H0 (NA): M = M0 (1), Ha (NA): M > M0 (1)

2,0–11

417.5

0.002

1

1

b. Categorical responses

n = 28, see Table 15.a–c

Aware (not believing misbelief on snakes and snakebite care), H0 (A28): M = M0 (67), Ha (A28): M > M0 (67)

75,4–142

280.5

0.040

67

45

MA

Unaware (believing on misbelief on snakes and snakebite care), H0 (UA28): M = M0 (35), Ha (UA28): M > M0 (35)

43,2–141

278

0.045

35

23

n = 13, see Table 15.a

Aware (not believing misbelief on snakes), H0 (A13): M = M0 (62), Ha (A13): M > M0 (62)

72,39–142

62.5

0.036

62

41

MA

Unaware (believing misbelief on snakes), H0 (UA13): M = M0 (28), Ha (UA13): M > M0 (28);

43,2–82

71.5

0.037

28

19

n = 15, see Table 15. b,c

Aware (not believing on traditional and doubtful pre–hospital care of snakebite), H0 (A15): M = M0 (60), Ha (A15): M > M0 (60)

76,4–128

90.5

0.044

60

40

MA

Unaware (believing on traditional and doubtful pre–hospital care of snakebite), H0 (UA15): M = M0 (33), Ha (UA15): M > M0 (33)

43,18–141

91.5

0.039

33

22

pre–hospital care (n = 5, see Table 15.d)

Aware (believing the recommended pre–hospital care of snakebite), H0 (A5): M = M0 (76), Ha (A5): M > M0 (76)

125,77–142

15

0.031

76

51

A

Unaware (not believing on recommended pre–hospital care of snakebite), H0 (UA5): M = M0 (1), Ha (UA5): M > M0 (1)

22,2–47

15

0.031

1

1