Research Article

Ethnobotanical Documentation, Phytochemical Screening, and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Medicinal Plants Used to Manage Snakebite Envenomation in Mwingi West Subcounty, Kenya

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study respondents.

VariableCategoryN% N

SexMale2658
Female1942

Age (years)20–401431
41–602453
61–80716

EducationPrimary1738
Secondary818
Tertiary511
None1533

Practise specificationsHerbalist49
Local people4191

Source of incomeEmployment12
Business1431
Others3067

Experience (years)0–51942
6–101738
>10920

Source of knowledgeRelatives2965
Herbalist613
Others1022

N = number of participants (sample size); % N = percentage of participants.