Table 5 Distribution of participants’ knowledge level regarding herbs and their uses based on their bio-demographic data
Factors | Knowledge level | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor | Good | ||||
No | % | No | % | ||
Age in years | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.900 |
< 35 | 239 | 96.4% | 9 | 3.6% | |
36–55 | 216 | 95.6% | 10 | 4.4% | |
> 55 | 66 | 95.7% | 3 | 4.3% | |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.597 |
Male | 243 | 96.4% | 9 | 3.6% | |
Female | 278 | 95.5% | 13 | 4.5% | |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.031* |
Below university | 56 | 98.2% | 1 | 1.8% | |
University | 133 | 99.3% | 1 | 0.7% | |
Postgraduate | 332 | 94.3% | 20 | 5.7% | |
Job | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.001* |
Healthcare provider | 68 | 88.3% | 9 | 11.7% | |
Non-health care provider | 453 | 97.2% | 13 | 2.8% | |
Diseases | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.686 |
Yes | 168 | 95.5% | 8 | 4.5% | |
No | 353 | 96.2% | 14 | 3.8% | |
Source of information | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.009* |
Family and friends | 446 | 96.1% | 18 | 3.9% | |
Internet and media | 339 | 94.4% | 20 | 5.6% | |
Television | 112 | 94.1% | 7 | 5.9% | |
Herbalist/ botanist | 142 | 92.2% | 12 | 7.8% | |
Pharmacist | 58 | 92.1% | 5 | 7.9% | |
Physician | 47 | 95.9% | 2 | 4.1% | |
Others | 10 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |