Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Traditional Healers toward Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of traditional healers (n = 62).

Variables	Categories	Frequency (%) (N = 62)	Heard about different types of DFs and RoA N (%)	Not heard about different types of DFs and RoA N (%)	Statistical tests
Gender	Male	60 (85.7)	52 (86.7)	8 (13.3)	X^2 = 0.306
	Female	2 (2.86)	2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
Age	Under 30	4 (5.71)	2 (50.0)	2 (50.0)	X^2 = 5.518
	31–40	14 (20.0)	12 (85.7)	2 (14.3)
	41–50	20 (28.6)	18 (90.0)	2 (10.0)
	Over 50	24 (34.3)	22 (91.7)	2 (8.3)
Education level	Illiterate	31 (44.3)	25 (80.6)	6 (19.4)	X^2 = 3.690
	Primary	8 (11.4)	8 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
	Secondary	9 (12.9)	9 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
	Tertiary	14 (20.0)	12 (85.7)	2 (14.3)
Religion	Orthodox	52 (74.3)	46 (88.5)	6 (11.5)	X^2 = 0.534
	Muslim	10 (14.3)	8 (80.0)	2 (20.0)
Marital status	Married	51 (72.9)	45 (88.2)	6 (11.8)	X^2 = 5.994
	Divorced	3 (4.29)	3 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
	Single	4 (5.71)	2 (50.0)	2 (50)
	Widowed	4 (5.71)	4 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
Experience (in years)	Under 5	2 (2.86)	2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	X^2 = 8.282
	6–10	6 (8.57)	3 (50.0)	3 (50)
	Over 10	54 (77.1)	49 (90.7)	5 (9.3)