Table 2.
Unifactor Logistic Regression Model for Being User of Traditional Medicines, With Adjustment for All Listed Variables.
| Variables | Unifactor logistic regression | Multifactor Logistic Regression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | CI | P Value | OR | CI | P Value | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 15-25 | 1 | .15 | 1 | .42 | ||
| 26-35 | 1.66 | 0.90-3.06 | .10 | 1.28 | 0.62-2.57 | .51 |
| 36-45 | 1.93 | 1.02-3.62 | .04 | 1.76 | 0.80-3.84 | .16 |
| 46-55 | 1.93 | 0.94-3.96 | .07 | 2.27 | 0.93-5.56 | .07 |
| >55 | 1.11 | 0.57-2.18 | .76 | 1.47 | 0.58-3.70 | .41 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Female | 0.84 | 0.56-1.29 | .43 | 0.93 | 0.42-2.01 | .84 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 1 | .39 | 1 | .37 | ||
| Married | 1.08 | 0.60-1.93 | .80 | 1.06 | 0.49-2.27 | .88 |
| Othera | 2.47 | 0.66-9.28 | .18 | 2.64 | 0.60-11.6 | .20 |
| Education | ||||||
| Illiterate | 1 | .000 | 1 | .02 | ||
| Under diploma | 1.15 | 0.661.98 | .62 | 1.12 | 0.60-2.06 | .72 |
| Diploma | 1.89 | 1.01-3.55 | .047 | 2.01 | 0.92-4.36 | .08 |
| Academic degree | 3.36 | 1.77-6.34 | .000 | 3.22 | 1.37-7.59 | .007 |
| Job | ||||||
| Housewife | 1 | .21 | 1 | .99 | ||
| Unemployed | 0.76 | 0.38-1.54 | .45 | 0.90 | 0.34-2.36 | .82 |
| Employed | 1.49 | 0.95-2.34 | .08 | 0.90 | 0.38-2.12 | .81 |
| Pensioner | 1.11 | 0.39-3.17 | .84 | 0.87 | 0.23-3.30 | .84 |
| Family income per month (tomanb) | ||||||
| < 500 000 | 1 | .000 | 1 | .12 | ||
| 500 000-1 000 000 | 1.98 | 1.23-3.19 | .005 | 1.72 | 1.02-2.91 | .04 |
| 1 000 001-1 500 000 | 3.40 | 1.87-6.20 | .000 | 2.08 | 1.03-4.18 | .04 |
| >1 500 000 | 3.31 | 1.32-8.30 | .01 | 1.61 | 0.57-2.49 | .37 |
| Disease | ||||||
| No chronic disease | 1 | 1 | ||||
| At least one chronic disease | 2.06 | 1.28-3.31 | .003 | 1.48 | 0.88-2.49 | .45 |
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
aWidowed or divorced.
bIran currency (1$US = 3200 toman).