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Table 1 Social-demographic factors related to the informants

From: Herbal remedies used for the treatment of infertility in males and females by traditional healers in the rural areas of the West Bank/Palestine

Variable

Number of folkloric healers (N = 51)

%

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