Research Article
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 |
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