Table 3.
Comparison of the patients' status of CAM use grouped according to their sociodemographic features
| Sociodemographic features | Status of complementary and alternative therapy use |
Total, n | p | χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| user, n (%) | non-user, n (%) | ||||
| Age group, years | 0.059a | 5.657 | |||
| 30–39 | 12 (41.4) | 17 (58.6) | 29 | ||
| 40–49 | 17 (37.0) | 29 (63.0) | 46 | ||
| ≥50 | 12 (20.0) | 48 (80.0) | 60 | ||
| Total | 41 (30. 4) | 94 (69.6) | 135 | ||
| Marital status | 0.574a | 0.315 | |||
| Married | 34 (31.5) | 74 (68.5) | 108 | ||
| Single | 7 (25.9) | 20 (74.1) | 27 | ||
| Total | 41 (30.4) | 94 (69.6) | 135 | ||
| Education status | 0.873a | 0.271 | |||
| Illiterate | 10 (30.3) | 23 (69.7) | 33 | ||
| Primary school | 23 (29.1) | 56 (70.9) | 79 | ||
| High school | 8 (34.8) | 15 (65.2) | 23 | ||
| Total | 41 (30.4) | 94 (69.6) | 135 | ||
| Employment status | 0.845a | 0.038 | |||
| Housewife | 35 (30.7) | 79 (69.3) | 114 | ||
| Employed | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) | 21 | ||
| Total | 41 (30.4) | 94 (69.6) | 135 | ||
| Level of income | 0.791a | 0.070 | |||
| Less than monthly expenditure | 28 (31.1) | 62 (68.9) | 90 | ||
| Equal to monthly expenditure | 13 (28.9) | 32 (71.1) | 45 | ||
| Total | 41 (30.4) | 94 (69.6) | 135 | ||
| Location of longest residence | 0.688a | 0.747 | |||
| Village | 14 (35.0) | 26 (65.0) | 40 | ||
| Small town | 13 (26.5) | 36 (73.5) | 49 | ||
| City | 14 (30.4) | 32 (69.6) | 46 | ||
| Total | 41 (30.4) | 94 (69.6) | 135 | ||
a
p > 0.05.