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Table 2 Information that was acquired by close-ended questionnaire

From: Ethnozoological study of traditional medicinal appreciation of animals and their products among the indigenous people of Metema Woreda, North-Western Ethiopia

No.

Questions

Choices

No. of respondents

Percentage (%)

1

Where did you learn traditional medicinal knowledge?

A) Family

16

44.4

B) Books

4

11.1

C) Surrounding society

12

33.3

D)Experience

4

11.1

Total

36

Ā 

2

How many times people use traditional medicines?

A) Sometimes

15

41.7

B) Always

13

36.1

C) Situational

8

22.2

Total

36

Ā 

3

What was the reason that forces the people to use traditional medicines?

A) Economy

7

19.4

B) Lack of modern medicine

10

27.8

C) Effectiveness

19

52.8

Total

36

Ā 

4

Which categories of people use traditional medicines in large quantity?

A) Ethnic group

5

13.9

B) Nations

1

2.8

C) Religion

5

13.9

D) All

25

69.4

Total

36

Ā 

5

What looks like the outlooks of people about use of traditional medicines?

A) Good

15

41.7

B) Bad

1

2.8

C) Intermediate

20

55.5

Total

36

Ā 

6

Are there any conservation and documentation mechanisms of traditional medicinal animals?

A) Yes

3

8.3

B) No

31

86.1

C) Some

2

5.5

Total

36

Ā