Table 8 Medicinal plants knowledge among informant groups (t test).

From: Ethnobotanical investigation of traditionally used phytomedicines in Jabitehnan district, West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia

Characters

Informant groups

N

Mean ± SD

t value

p value

Gender

Male

64

4.8 ± 1.6

6.7

P < 0.05

Female

26

2.4 ± 1.5

Literacy level

Illiterate

59

4.1 ± 1.9

5.7

P < 0.05

Literate

31

2.1 ± 1.3

Experience of Informant

Key informant

30

5.5 ± 1.4

9.4

P < 0.05

General informant

60

2.4 ± 1.3

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