Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of vendors that were sampled in the three markets of Harare, Zimbabwe

Location (GPS)

17°49'48.11"S; 31°03'07.07"E

17°51'32.35"S; 31°02'16.90"E

17°53'34.84"S; 30°59'28.07"E

–

–

Altitude

1492m

1466m

1440m

–

–

Sex

 Male

4

9

5

18

45

 Female

9

7

6

22

55

Age group

 21–40yrs

10

6

6

22

55

 41–60yrs

3

8

3

14

35

 >60yrs

–

2

2

4

10

Marital status

 Married

11

12

9

32

80

 Not married

2

3

1

6

15

 Widowed/Widower

–

1

1

2

5

Religion

 Traditional

13

16

11

40

100

Ethnicity

 Samanyika

4

7

5

16

40

 Karanga

1

3

1

5

12

 Buja

1

1

1

3

8

 Zezuru

4

3

3

10

25

 Ndebele

3

–

–

3

8

 Korekore

–

2

1

3

7

Occupation

 Vendor

13

16

11

40

100

Source of traditional knowledge

 Taught

8

3

8

19

47

 Ancestral

3

12

3

18

45

 Family

2

1

–

3

8

Education

 Primary

5

7

1

13

32

 Secondary

8

6

6

20

50

 Tertiary

–

1

2

3

8

 No education

–

2

2

4

10