Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of commercial herbalists in Kampala city (N = 65)
From: Herbal medicine used for the treatment of diarrhea and cough in Kampala city, Uganda
Variable | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 36 (55.4) |
 Female | 29 (44.6) |
Age (years) | |
 18–24 (youths) | 24 (36.9) |
 25–63 (middle-aged) | 39 (60.0) |
 ≥ 64 (elderly) | 2 (3.1) |
Nationality | |
 Ugandan | 65 (100) |
 Non-Ugandan | 0 (0.0) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 39 (60.0) |
 Single | 26 (40.0) |
Education | |
 None | 8 (12.3) |
 Primary | 26 (40.0) |
 Secondary | 28 (43.1) |
 Tertiary | 3 (4.6) |
Years of experience in HM | |
 5 ≤ 15 | 47 (72.3) |
 16 ≤ 20 | 15 (23.1) |
 > 20 | 3 (4.6) |
Type of HM establishment | |
 Roadside stalls | 18 (27.7) |
 Market stalls | 18 (27.7) |
 Herbal shops | 17 (26.2) |
 Mobile stalls | 12 (18.4) |
Estimated monthly net profit from HM, UGX (USD) | |
 < 730,000 (200) | 9 (13.8) |
 730,000 ≤ 1,460,000 (400) | 39 (60.0) |
 1,460,000 < 1,825,000 (500) | 12 (18.5) |
 ≥ 1,825,000 (500) | 5 (7.7) |