Table 5 Informant consensus factor categorized by medicinal use of invertebrate-based remedies in Plateau Department (N = 133)
Categories | Number of invertebrate species used | Percentage of all species | Use citation | Percentage of all use citation | ICF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diseases of digestive system | 3 | 9.1 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.50 |
Disease of respiratory system | 2 | 6.1 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.50 |
Diseases of nervous system | 5 | 15.2 | 15 | 6.8 | 0.71 |
Diseases of the ear or mastoid process | 2 | 6.1 | 3 | 1.4 | 0.50 |
Diseases of the visual system | 3 | 9.1 | 6 | 2.7 | 0.60 |
Diseases of the skin | 10 | 30.3 | 17 | 7.7 | 0.43 |
Diseases of the circulatory system | 9 | 27.3 | 16 | 7.2 | 0.46 |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system | 8 | 24.2 | 13 | 5.9 | 0.41 |
Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.00 |
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases | 8 | 24.2 | 10 | 4.5 | 0.22 |
Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases | 2 | 6.1 | 6 | 2.7 | 0.80 |
Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders | 6 | 18.2 | 8 | 3.6 | 0.28 |
Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium | 5 | 15.2 | 34 | 15.5 | 0.88 |
Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes | 2 | 6.1 | 9 | 4.1 | 0.87 |
Conditions related to sexual health | 5 | 15.2 | 6 | 2.7 | 0.20 |
Undefined illnesses | 17 | 51.5 | 69 | 31.4 | 0.76 |