Table 4.
Variables | Total | Female | Male | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Traditional Indigenous Medicine - n (%) (N=90) | 0.128 | |||
No | 20 (22.2) | 13 (28.9) | 7 (15.6) | |
Yes | 70 (77.8) | 32 (71.1) | 38 (84.4) | |
Conventional Medicine with medical prescription - n (%) (N=90) | 0.419 | |||
No | 17 (18.9) | 10 (22.2) | 7 (15.6) | |
Yes | 73 (81.1) | 35 (77.8) | 38 (84.4) | |
Conventional Medicine without medical prescription - n (%) (N=88) | 0.522 | |||
No | 45 (51.1) | 24 (54.5) | 21 (47.7) | |
Yes | 43 (48.9) | 20 (45.5) | 23 (52.3) | |
Health care providers ask about the use of TIM - n (%) (N=86) | 0.003* | |||
No | 60 (69.8) | 37 (84.1) | 23 (54.8) | |
Yes | 26 (30.2) | 7 (15.9) | 19 (45.2) | |
Health care providers support the use of TIM - n (%) (N=67) | 0.067 | |||
No | 33 (49.3) | 19 (61.3) | 14 (38.9) | |
Yes | 34 (50.7) | 12 (38.7) | 22 (61.1) |
Notes: N or n = sample size; *Significance level < 0.050.