Table 5.

Association between selected socio-demographic characteristics and patronage of alternative medical therapy (AMT).

Variables	Patronage of Alternative Medical Therapy (AMT)		x2	p-value (p<0.05)	Remark
	Yes	No
Age:
≤20 yrs	68	62
21–30 yrs	163	146
31–40 yrs	90	63	4.378	0.496	NS
41–50 yrs	42	26
51–60 yrs	16	19
Above 60 yrs	22	17
Sex:
Female	205	160	0.688	0.407	NS
Male	196	173
Education:
Primary	84	70
Secondary	196	142	4.476	0.214	NS
Tertiary	68	75
Non formal	53	46
Religion:
Christianity	138	141
Islamic	254	188	5.559	0.062	NS
Others	9	4