Table 4.
Comparison of the demographic data of the patients who used and who did not use complementary and alternative medicine
| Group who used CAM (n=171) | Group who did not use CAM (n=35) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Number | % | Number | % | p | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 94 | 55.0 | 24 | 68.6 | 0.138* |
| Female | 77 | 45.0 | 11 | 31.4 | |
| Paternal education level | |||||
| Below high school | 114 | 66.7 | 18 | 51.4 | 0.087* |
| High school and above | 57 | 33.3 | 17 | 48.6 | |
| Paternal education level | |||||
| Below high school | 141 | 82.5 | 27 | 77.1 | 0.460* |
| High school and above | 30 | 17.5 | 8 | 22.9 | |
| Residence | |||||
| Rural area | 34 | 19.9 | 6 | 17.1 | 0.709* |
| City | 137 | 80.1 | 29 | 82.9 | |
| Family type | |||||
| Nuclear family | 129 | 24.6 | 29 | 17.1 | 0.344* |
| Large family | 42 | 75.4 | 6 | 82.9 | |
| Age (years) | 7.13±4.65 | 4.16±4.06 | <0.001† | ||
| Income (TL) | 2200±2960 | 2772±1790 | 0.325† | ||
*
Chi-square test was used.
†
Mann-Whitney test was used.