Ethnomedicinal uses of the local flora in Chenab riverine area, Punjab province Pakistan

Table 1 Demographic data of respondents (DDI) from study area

S. #	Variable	Categories	No. of persons	%
1	Gender	Female	56	17.45
1	Gender	Male	265	82.55
2	Informant category	Traditional health practitioners	45	14.02
2	Informant category	Indigenous peoples	276	85.98
3	Age	≤ 20 years	33	10.28
		20–30 years	42	13.08
		30–40 years	50	15.58
		40–50 years	56	17.45
		50–60 years	65	20.25
		≥ 60 years	75	23.36
4	Educational background	Illiterate	64	19.94
		≤ 5 years	59	18.38
		8 years	54	16.82
		10 years	48	14.95
		12 years	38	11.84
		14 years	33	10.28
		≥ 16 years	25	7.79
5	Experience of THPs	< 2 years	5	11.11
		2–5 years	6	13.33
		5–10 years	12	26.67
		10–20 years	8	17.78
		> 20 years	14	31.11

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