Survey of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Malaria by Sidama People of Boricha District, Sidama Zone, South Region of Ethiopia
Table 1
Comparison of the mean numbers of reported antimalarial plants between different social groups of the Sidama people of Boricha District, South Region of Ethiopia.
Social group
Respondent type
Number of respondents
Average number of antimalarial plants (mean ± SEM)
Median (IQR)
value
Gender
Male
119
5.2 ± 0.34
4.0 (3.0–6.0)
0.096
Female
70
4.7 ± 0.21
4.5 (4.0–5.0)
Age
Young (20–39 years)
67
3.3 ± 1.30
3.0 (2.0–4.0)
<0.001
Elders (≥40 years)
122
5.8 ± 2.58
5.0 (4.0–7.0)
Literacy level
Illiterate
148
5.1 ± 0.21
4.0 (3.5–6.0)
<0.002
Literate
41
4.0 ± 0.33
3.0 (3.0–5.0)
IQR: interquartile range (25% percentile–75% percentile).
