Table 1

 Traditional healers’ (THs) perceived knowledge about various illnesses

THsBefore trainingAfter trainingp Value
We asked further questions to only those THs who claimed that they knew about various illnesses.
Illness n = 103 (%) n = 103 (%)
Communicable diseases
    Know60 (58.3)85 (82.5)<0.001
    Do not know43 (41.7)18 (17.5)
Malnutrition
    Know53 (51.5)87 (84.5)<0.0001
    Do not know50 (48.5)16 (15.5)
Night blindness
    Know67 (65.0)88 (85.4)<0.001
    Do not know36 (35.0)15 (14.6)
Cataract
    Know56 (54.4)97 (94.2)<0.0001
    Do not know47 (45.6)6 (5.8)
Trachoma
    Know29 (28.2)73 (70.9)<0.0001
    Do not know74 (71.8)30 (29.1)