Table 5.
The association between the demographic characteristics of respondents with chronic constipation and CAM use.
| Characteristics | CAM users | p value∗ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n % | No, n % | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 17 | 38.6 | 27 | 61.4 | 1.0 |
| Female | 31 | 40.3 | 46 | 59.7 | |
| Age group (years) | |||||
| 18-24 | 22 | 33.3 | 44 | 66.7 | 0.013 |
| 25-33 | 8 | 29.6 | 19 | 70.4 | |
| 34-51 | 15 | 65.2 | 8 | 34.8 | |
| 52-64 | 3 | 75.0 | 1 | 25.0 | |
| >64 | — | — | 1 | 100 | |
| Educational level | |||||
| Illiterate | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| Primary/secondary school | 1 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0.836 |
| High school | 8 | 32.0 | 17 | 68.0 | |
| University | 35 | 43.2 | 46 | 56.8 | |
| Postgraduate | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 66.7 | |
∗Chi-squared test.