Table 1 Socio-demographic features and ethnoveterinary experiences of participants (n = 24)
From: Botanical ethnoveterinary therapies used by agro-pastoralists of Fafan zone, Eastern Ethiopia
Characteristics | Category level | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 22 | 91 |
Female | 2 | 9 | |
Age | 25–40 | 3 | 12 |
41–55 | 9 | 38 | |
56–70 | 12 | 50 | |
Residence | Rural | 21 | 88 |
Urban | 3 | 12 | |
Educational status | Formal | 5 | 21 |
Religious | 18 | 75 | |
Illiterate | 1 | 4 | |
Level of ethnoveterinary practice experience (years) | < 10 | 2 | 9 |
10–20 | 6 | 25 | |
21–30 | 10 | 41 | |
| Â | >30 | 6 | 25 |
Source of ethnoveterinary healing knowledge | Religious institution | 7 | 29 |
Family members or decedents | 11 | 46 | |
Close friends and colleagues | 4 | 16 | |
Other senior traditional healers | 2 | 9 | |
Mode of ethnoveterinary service delivery | Always charging | 3 | 12 |
Sometimes charging | 12 | 50 | |
Free (not charging) | 9 | 38 |