Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for variables used in the models
| Variables | Rural mountain (n = 310) |
Peri-urban (n = 252) |
Rural hills (n = 567) |
Total (n = 1129) |
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| Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max | |
| Use of traditional medicine (0/1) | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0.36 | 0 | 1 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0 | 1 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0 | 1 |
| Use of medicinal plants (0/1) | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 | 0.22 | 0.42 | 0 | 1 |
| Child (10 and below) (0/1) | 0.18 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 |
| Elder (60 and above) (0/1) | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0 | 1 |
| Household headed by a female (0/1) | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 |
| Education of household head (years) | 2.69 | 3.97 | 0 | 13 | 6.96 | 5.21 | 0 | 18 | 1.35 | 2.88 | 0 | 16 | 2.97 | 4.41 | 0 | 18 |
| Chronic (0/1) | 0.15 | 0.36 | 0 | 1 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich (4th or 5th income quintile) (0/1) | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0 | 1 |
| Knowledge of medicinal plants (in household) (0/1) | 0.93 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 0.78 | 0.42 | 0 | 1 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0 | 1 |