Variable | Number of folkloric healers (N = 51) | % |
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Gender, % | ||
 Male | 23, (45.1%) | 45.1 |
 Female | 28, (54.9%) | 54.9 |
Education level, % | ||
 Uneducated | 52.9 | 52.9 |
 Elementary school | 25.5 | 25.5 |
 Secondary school | 21.6 | 21.6 |
Residency | ||
 Bethlehem region rural areas | 9 | 17.6 |
 Hebron region rural areas | 7 | 13.7 |
 Jenin region rural areas | 3 | 5.9 |
 Jericho region rural areas | 16 | 31.4 |
 Jerusalem region rural areas | 5 | 9.8 |
 Nablus region rural areas | 3 | 5.9 |
 Qalqilya region rural areas | 3 | 5.9 |
 Ramallah region rural areas | 3 | 5.9 |
 Tulkarem rural areas | 2 | 3.9 |
Age (mean ± SD) years | 53.5 (19.6) |  |
Years of experience as a healer | ||
 Between 1 and 10 years | 1 | 2.0 |
 Between 11 and 20 years | 8 | 15.7 |
 Between 21 and 30 years | 7 | 13.7 |
 Between 31 and 40 years | 27 | 52.9 |
 Between 41 and 50 years | 6 | 11.8 |
 More than 51 years | 2 | 3.9 |
The sources of traditional healer acquired knowledge | ||
 Ancestors | 48 | 94.1 |
 Books and magazines | 2 | 3.9 |
 Internet | 1 | 2.0 |