Documentation of Herbal Medicines Used for the Treatment and Management of Human Diseases by Some Communities in Southern Ghana

Table 1

Biodata on traditional healers interviewed.

Categories	Variables	Number of healers	Percentage of healers
Sex	Female	13	28.9
	Male	32	71.1
Religion	Christians	37	82.2
	Traditionalist	8	17.8
Formal education	None	6	13.3
	Basic	30	66.7
	Secondary	9	20.0
Age-groups	40–49	11	24.4
	50–59	10	22.2
	60–69	10	22.2
	70–79	9	20.0
	80–89	4	8.9
	≥90	1	2.2
Years of practice	10–19	2	4.4
	20–29	11	24.4
	30–39	11	24.4
	40–49	15	33.3
	50–59	5	11.1
	≥60	1	2.2