Table 4.
Logistic model of complementary medicine use among women by demographic variables
| Independent variables |
Dependent variables |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Previous CM use |
Current CM use |
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| OR | (95% CI) | p-value | OR | (95% CI) | p-value | ||
|
Model 1: Age |
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|
|
|
| |
18-24 |
0.23 |
(0.07, 0.72) |
0.01 |
0.24 |
(0.09, 0.61) |
0.03 |
| |
25-34 |
0.85 |
(0.24, 2.96) |
0.79 |
0.52 |
(0.20, 1.31) |
0.16 |
| |
35-44 |
0.51 |
(0.15, 1.68) |
0.26 |
0.34 |
(0.13, 0.88) |
0.02 |
| |
45+ |
reference |
reference |
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|
Model 2: Education |
|
|
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| |
Did not finish high school |
0.39 |
(0.15, 1.02) |
0.05 |
0.44 |
(0.20, 1.00) |
0.05 |
| |
Finished high school |
0.68 |
(0.74, 6.32) |
0.73 |
0.70 |
(0.12, 4.08) |
0.70 |
| |
TAFE or similar |
0.65 |
(0.26, 1.64) |
0.36 |
0.66 |
(0.32, 1.36) |
0.27 |
| |
University degree |
reference |
reference |
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Model 3: Language spoken at home |
|
|
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| |
English |
1.5 |
(0.48, 5.15) |
0.44 |
1.08 |
(0.38, 3.04) |
0.87 |
| Other | reference | reference | |||||
OR Odds Ratio, CI confidence interval, TAFE Technical and further education institute.