Table 3

 Traditional healers’ (THs) knowledge of preventive measures for various illnesses

THsBefore trainingAfter trainingp Value
Malnutritionn = 53 (%)n = 87 (%)
    Correct46 (86.8)85 (97.7)<0.001
    Incorrect7 (13.2)2 (2.3)
Night blindnessn = 67 (%)n = 88 (%)
    Correct7 (10.4)66 (75.0)<0.001
    Incorrect60 (89.6)22 (25.0)
Trachoman = 29 (%)n = 73 (%)
    Correct18 (62.1)68 (93.2)<0.0001
    Incorrect11 (37.9)5 (6.8)