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Table 7 Comparison of the number of medicinal plants use report by different informant groups

From: Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the Hawassa Zuria District, Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia

Parameter

Informant group

N

Mean ± SD

p value

Gender *

Women

117

11.7 ± 8.83

0.000024

Men

406

40.6 ± 13.6

Age *

Young (20–35)

106

10.6 ± 8.77

0.039038

Adult (36–50)

189

18.9 ± 11.9

Older (> 50 years)

228

22.8 ± 15.3

Education *

Illiterate

205

20.5 ± 12.5

0.004907

Basic

16

1.6 ± 2.83

Elementary

256

25.6 ± 11.2

Secondary

35

3.5 ± 3.37

Tertiary

11

1.1 ± 1.79

  1. *Significant difference (p < 0.05) between the averages of paired categories
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