Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by indigenous and local communities of Dugda District, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia

Table 7 Statistical test of significance among different informant groups based on number of reported medicinal plants by informants in Dugda District

Parameters used	Informant groups	N	NMP reported	Mean	SD	t value**	P value
Informant category	General informant	288	593	2.059	1.767	− 9.962	0.000*
Informant category	Key informant	90	413	4.589	2.198
Gender	Male	250	678	2.712	2.061	0.608	0.544
Gender	Female	128	328	2.563	2.357
Age	Young group (20–39 yrs)	131	210	1.603	1.429	− 8.47	0.000*
Age	Matured group (40–87 yrs)	247	796	3.227	2.276
Educational level	Illiterate	257	775	3.016	2.262	5.258	0.000*
Educational level	Literate	121	213	1.909	1.718

*Significant difference (p < 0.05); ** t(0.05) (two tailed), df = 376, N = Number of respondents, NMP = Number of medicinal plants, SD = Standard Deviation, yrs = years

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