An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya

Table 1

Respondents’ socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.

	Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Gender	Male	82	70.7
	Female	34	29.3
	Total	116	100
Age	<25	1	0.9
	26–35	11	9.6
	36–45	26	22.6
	46–55	33	28.7
	Above 55	45	39.1
	Total	116	100
Education level	None	44	37.9
	Primary	31	26.7
	Secondary	37	31.9
	College	4	3.4
	Total	116	100
Occupation	Crop farming	16	13.7
	Herder (animals)	4	3.4
	Mixed farming	68	58.1
	Traditional herbalist	2	1.7
	Formal employed	3	2.6
	Business	3	2.6
	Technicians	2	1.7
	Informally employed	19	16.2
	Total	117	100
Residence	Endo sibou	30	25.9
	Endo kibriem	30	25.9
	Embobut	30	25.9
	Kapiego	26	22.4
	Total	116	100.0
Duration of stay (years)	<10	3	2.6
	10–19	26	22.4
	20–29	21	18.1
	>30	66	56.9
	Total	116	100.0