Table 1 Demographic data of the traditional healers in Dalle District, Sidama Zone, 2015
Demographic data (N = 20) | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 14 (70) |
 Female | 6 (30) |
Educational status | |
 No education | 11 (55) |
 Basic reading and writing skills only (adult education) | 2 (20) |
 Elementary school (grade 1 to 6) | 6 (30) |
 Further education (junior secondary and high school education) | 1 (5) |
Religion | |
 Cultural religion | 6 (30) |
 Protestant Christianity | 9 (45) |
 Other Christians (e.g., Jehovah Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists) | 5 (25) |
Ethnicity | |
 Sidama | 20 (100) |
Years of experience as a TH (range) | |
 < 10 years (least experienced TH has 4 years of experience) | 3 (15) |
 10–20 years | 5 (25) |
 More than 20 years | 12 (60) |