Ethnobotanical Study of Plants Used for Human Ailments in Yilmana Densa and Quarit Districts of West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Table 10
Ranking of the threats for loss of traditional knowledge.
Threats of for the loss of TK
Informants labeled A to O
Score
Rank
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
The dwindling of traditional schools’/churches’ students in number
3
1
2
3
2
3
4
1
2
3
1
4
2
3
2
36
3rd
The expansion of modern pharmacies
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
75
1st
The expansion of modern education
4
2
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
53
2nd
The migration of healers to towns or cities
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
27
5th
Scarcity of medicinal plants
1
4
1
1
4
2
2
3
4
2
3
1
1
2
3
34
4th
Note: the highest value was 5 while the least value was 1. The highest value (5) was given by informants for the causes considered to be the greatest threat.
