2.2. Study Area

The study was conducted in the Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia. Ethiopia has 9 regions in total, with the Amhara region being one of them. Its population makes up about one-third of all Ethiopians. The Amhara region has an estimated area of 154,708.96 km² and is bordered by Sudan to the west and northwest. It also bordered other regions of Ethiopia: Oromia to the south, Tigray to the north, Afar to the east, Benishangul-Gumuz to the west, and southwest. Based on the 2007 census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia, the Amhara region has a population of 17,221,976 with a GR of 1.7, of which 8,641,580 are males and 8,580,396 are females [22]. According to the Ethiopian Food and Drug Administration (EFDA), 422 registered THs have been found in the Amhara region. The Amhara region was selected as a study area because of the known history of having traditional medicine practices, and it may be favorable for us to increase representation.