Table 2.
Sets of Complementary Therapy Use by Participant Sex, Ethnicity, Education, and Migration Status
| Participant Characteristics | Mindful Use of Only Home Remedies, n = 15 |
Mindful Use of Home Remedies and Contemporary Supplements, n = 7 |
Mindful Use of Home Remedies, Contemporary Supplements, and Complementary Practices, n = 6 |
Nonmindful Use of Home Remedies and Contemporary Supplements, n = 22 |
Use of Conventional Care Only, n = 12 |
Total, N = 62 |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Female | 10 | 31.3 | 6 | 18.8 | 4 | 12.5 | 9 | 28.1 | 3 | 9.4 | 32 | 100.00 |
| Male | 5 | 16.7 | 1 | 3.3 | 2 | 6.7 | 13 | 43.3 | 9 | 30.0 | 30 | 100.00 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| African American | 12 | 38.7 | 4 | 12.9 | 1 | 3.2 | 11 | 35.5 | 3 | 9.6 | 31 | 100.00 |
| White | 3 | 9.6 | 3 | 9.6 | 5 | 16.1 | 11 | 35.5 | 9 | 29.0 | 31 | 100.00 |
| Education | ||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 8 | 42.1 | 3 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36.8 | 1 | 5.2 | 19 | 100.00 |
| High school | 6 | 22.2 | 2 | 7.4 | 3 | 11.1 | 11 | 40.7 | 5 | 18.5 | 27 | 100.00 |
| Greater than high school | 1 | 6.3 | 2 | 12.5 | 3 | 18.8 | 4 | 25.0 | 6 | 37.5 | 16 | 100.00 |
| Migration | ||||||||||||
| Nonmigrant | 11 | 35.5 | 2 | 6.45 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 41.9 | 5 | 16.1 | 31 | 100.00 |
| Return migrant | 4 | 18.2 | 3 | 13.6 | 4 | 18.2 | 5 | 22.7 | 6 | 27.3 | 22 | 100.00 |
| In-migrant | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.2 | 2 | 22.2 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 11.1 | 9 | 100.00 |