Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents from Tororo district
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â |
 Female | 62 | 41.1 |
 Male | 89 | 58.9 |
Age group | Â | Â |
 18–34 | 65 | 43.0 |
 35–59 | 75 | 49.7 |
 60+ | 11 | 7.3 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
 Not married | 9 | 6.0 |
 Married | 142 | 94.0 |
Religion | Â | Â |
 Catholic | 45 | 29.6 |
 Anglican | 44 | 29.0 |
 Moslem | 32 | 21.5 |
 Pentecostal | 25 | 16.7 |
 None | 5 | 3.2 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
 Japadhola | 101 | 67.0 |
 Itesot | 32 | 21.0 |
 Other | 18 | 12.0 |
Highest level of education | Â | Â |
 No formal education | 3 | 2.0 |
 Primary | 98 | 65.0 |
 Secondary | 47 | 31.0 |
 Tertiary university | 3 | 2.0 |
Occupation | Â | Â |
 Casual workers for wages | 34 | 22.5 |
 Formal employment/professional | 12 | 7.9 |
 Subsistence farmer | 93 | 61.6 |
 Unemployed | 12 | 7.9 |
Source of traditional knowledge | Â | Â |
 Parents and relatives | 105 | 69.5 |
 Other community members | 44 | 29.1 |
 Traditional medicine association | 2 | 1.4 |