Table 4.
Relationship between the demographic characteristics and CAM use status of the respondents
| Characteristic | CAM user | CAM non-user | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 81(46.82%) | 6(26.08%) | 0.056 |
| Female | 96(55.49%) | 17(73.91%) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hausa | 8(4.62%) | 13(56.52%) | <0.001a |
| Igbo | 53(30.63%) | 3(13.04%) | |
| Yoruba | 113(65.31%) | 7(30.43%) | |
| Others (Edo) | 3(1.73%) | 0(0%) | |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 112(64.73%) | 4(17.39%) | <0.001a |
| Muslim | 65(37.57%) | 19(82.60) | |
| Level of education | |||
| No formal education | 7(4.04%) | - | 0.500 |
| Secondary and below | 147(84.97%) | 18(78.26%) | |
| Above secondary | 23(13.29%) | 5(21.73%) | |
| Haemglobinopathy | |||
| HbSS | 156(90.17%) | 22(95.65%) | 0.245 |
| HbSC | 21(12.13%) | 1(4.34%) | |
| Type of crises | |||
| Aplastic | 9(50.54%) | 1(4.34%) | 0.684 |
| Haemolytic | 13(7.34%) | 3(13.04%) | |
| Priapism | 4(2.25%) | - | |
| Stroke | 7(3.95%) | - | |
| Vaso-occlusive bone pain | 144(81.35%) | 19(82.60%) | |
a = Statistic significance