Healing from the wild: an ethnozoological exploration of animal-based medicine in Jhargram, West Bengal, India

Table 2 Demographic profile of informants included in the survey (N = 55)

Block	THH	No. of Int	Gender		Education			Ethnicity					Age			Religion			Occupation
Block	THH	No. of Int	M	F	NFE	RW	SE +	SN	KU	LO	PA	MU	20–40	40–60	> 60	SA	HI	IS	AGW	ARW	GL	FG	HT	TH
Nayagram	1137	12	7	5	–	10	2	12	–	–	–	–	3	7	2	12	–	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✕	✓
Jamboni	527	10	5	5	–	8	2	5	5	–	–	–	2	8	–	5	5	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jhargram	1333	14	6	8	9	3	2	–	–	11	3	–	3	6	5	11	–	3	✓	✓	✕	✓	✓	✓
Binpur–I	347	9	6	3	2	7	–	5	–	–	–	4	5	4	–	5	4	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✕
Binpur–II	480	10	6	4	–	8	2	6	–	–	–	4	2	5	3	10	–	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✕	✓
Total	3824	55	29	26	11	36	8	28	5	11	3	8	15	30	10	43	9	3

THH—Total Number of Households, No. of Int.—Number of interviewees, M—Male, F—Female, NFE—No Formal Education, RW—Read and write, SE +—Completed School education and above.; SN—Santal, Ku—Kurmi, LO—Lodha, PA—Pashtun, MU—Munda, SA—Sarnaism, HI—Hindu, IS—Islam, AGW—Agricultural Worker, ARW—Animal-Related Work, GL—General Labourer, FG—Forest Gatherer, HT—Hunter, TH—Traditional Healer

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