Table 4 Selected market centres, willing respondents, their sex and ethnic affiliation of the TMPs. The number of respondents who refused to be interviewed was also captured
Market centre (county) | Number of Interviewed respondents (sex) | Ethnic affiliation of the traditional medicine practitioner/traders/ sellers (frequency) | Number of practitioners who refused to be interviewed | Ethnic representation of the buyers | Language(s) used in the informal markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eldoret (Uasin Gishu) | 3 (all females) | Kalenjin (3) | 1 | Mostly Kalenjin | Kalenjin (Marakwet, Keiyo, Nandi dialects) and Swahili |
Kitale (Trans Nzoia) | 5 (all males) | Luhya (4), Swahili (1) | 0 | All tribes | Luhya (Bukusu) and Swahili |
Makutano (West Pokot) | 3 (all females) | Kalenjin (3) | 6 | Mostly Pokot | Kalenjin (Pokot) and Swahili |
Moi’s Bridge (Trans Nzoia) | 1 (male) | Maasai (1) | 0 | All tribes | Swahili, species referred to in Maasai |
Arror (Elgeyo Marakwet) | 2 (1 male, 1 female) | Kalenjin (2) | 0 | Mostly Kalenjin | Kalenjin (Marakwet) and Swahili |
Kakamega (Kakamega) | 5 (1 female, 4 males) | Luhya (5) | 2 | Mostly Luhya | Luhya and Swahili |
Luanda (Vihiga) | 6 (1 male, 5 females) | Luhya (6) | 13 | Mostly Luhya | Luhya and Swahili |
Yala (Siaya) | 1 (female) | Luo (1) | 0 | Mostly Luo | Luo, Luhya and Swahili |