Table 1.
Mean scores of disagreement with the rumors and recommendations related to Persian medicine (PM) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran based on background factors.
| Factor | n (%) | PM rumors |
PM recommendations |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | p-Value | Mean ± SD | p-Value | ||
| Gendera | |||||
| Male | 288 (55) | 16.0 ± 7.7 | 0.348 | 17.0 ± 0.6 | 0.002 |
| Female | 234 (45) | 16.6 ± 7.3 | 19. 0 ± 0.4 | ||
| Education levelb | |||||
| Diploma or less | 93 (17.7) | 18.1 ± 8.3 | 0.006 | 19.6 ± 7.7 | 0.023 |
| Diploma to BSc | 197 (37.7) | 16.82 ± 7.63 | 18.9 ± 7.3 | ||
| Higher than BSc | 233 (44.6) | 15.35 ± 6.83 | 17.4 ± 7.7 | ||
| Marital statusa | |||||
| Single | 114 (22.0) | 14.8 ± 7.2 | 0.008 | 15.1 ± 7.0 | <0.001 |
| Married | 408 (78.0) | 16.8 ± 7.5 | 19.3 ± 7.5 | ||
| Morbiditya(endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, etc.) | |||||
| Yes | 363 | 16.4 ± 7.6 | 0.963 | 17.8 ± 7.7 | 0.011 |
| No | 160 | 16.4 ± 7.2 | 19.6 ± 7.2 | ||
a
Two independent sample t-test.
b
One-way ANOVA.