Table 5 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the TMPs in the selected medicine markets of Western Kenya.
Variables | Survey response: percentage (%), number (N) and means |
|---|---|
1. Number of TMPs interviewed | 27 |
2. Mean age of TMPs | 64 years |
3. Average years of practice of TMPs (experience) | 25 years |
4. Percentage of willing interviewees | 54% |
5. Sex: | Â |
 Males | 46% |
 Females | 54% |
6. Main category of traditional medicine clients | Reproductive age |
7. Mean practising fee charged per day in KES. | KES. 30.00 |
8. Percentage awareness of existing laws and policies on TM | 27% |
9. TMPs recognized/registered by the Department of Culture | 15% |
10. Average monthly earnings | KES. 14, 269.00 |
11. TMPs with extra income-generating activities: selling calabash, bead, sweets, cigarettes, honey, tobacco powder for sniffing, imported and packaged herbal products, crop and livestock farming | 35% |