Table 1 Demographic data on informants and source of knowledge
From: Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants in Melit area (North Darfur), Western Sudan
Demographic feature | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Women | 60 (44.44%) |
Men | 75 (55.56%) |
Age group | |
< 20 years of age | 4 (2.96%) |
20–40 years of age | 26 (19.26%) |
40–59 years of age | 33 (24.44%) |
60–79 years of age | 58 (42.96%) |
> 80 years of age | 14 (10.37%) |
Educational level | |
University | 1 (0.74%) |
Secondary | 15 (11.11%) |
Intermediate | 14 (10.37%) |
Primary | 31 (22.96%) |
No schooling | 74 (54.81%) |
Source of knowledge | |
Ancestral | 121 (89.63%) |
Self training | 14 (10.37%) |