Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of vendors of ABM
Variable | Subgroup | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex (n = 133) | Female | 52 | 39.1 |
Male | 81 | 60.9 | |
Age (years) n = 132 | 30 years or less | 14 | 10.6 |
31–40 | 36 | 27.3 | |
41–50 | 27 | 20.5 | |
51–60 | 51 | 38.6 | |
 > 60 | 4 | 3.0 | |
Highest educational level (n = 132) | None | 41 | 31.1 |
Primary | 23 | 17.4 | |
Junior High School/Middle School | 31 | 23.5 | |
Senior High School | 26 | 19.7 | |
Tertiary | 11 | 8.3 | |
Religious affiliation (n = 131) | Traditional African Religion | 10 | 7.6 |
Christianity | 35 | 26.7 | |
Islam | 86 | 65.6 | |
Marital status (n = 129) | Single | 18 | 14.0 |
Married | 97 | 75.2 | |
Divorced/Widowed | 14 | 10.9 | |
Type of vending space (n = 130) | Open space | 46 | 35.4 |
Opened stall | 63 | 48.5 | |
Closed stall | 21 | 16.2 | |
Type of settlement of market location (n = 132) | Rural | 35 | 26.5 |
Peri-urban | 52 | 39.4 | |
Urban | 45 | 34.1 | |
Ecological zone of market location | Coastal savannah | 14 | 10.5 |
Forest | 52 | 39.1 | |
Transition | 10 | 7.5 | |
Guinea savannah | 57 | 42.9 | |
Clients’ main reasons for using animal medicines (n = 110) | Medicinal purposes | 65 | 59.1 |
Ritual/spiritual purposes | 31 | 28.2 | |
Both medicinal and ritual purposes | 14 | 12.7 |