Table 5.

Association of Independent Variables with Traditional Medicine Practice for the Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 Symptoms Among Visitors of UOGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 423)

Variables	Categories	Do You Use CAM for Prevention or Treatment of COVID-19 Symptoms		P-value
		Yes	No
Gender	Female	219	1	0.516
	Male	201	2
Age	18–34	255	3	0.587
	35–49	112	0
	50–65	50	0
	Above 65	3	0
Religion	Orthodox	314	2	0.565
	Muslim	47	0
	Protestant	59	1
Educational status	Basic education	15	0	0.832
	College diploma	85	0
	First degree and above	165	1
	Primary education	25	0
	Secondary education	80	1
	Illiterate	43	1
	Religious education	7	0
Monthly income	1651–3200	69	0	0.047*
	3201–5250	54	0
	5251–7800	36	2
	7801–10,900	36	0
	10,901 and above	17	0
	No monthly income	43	0
	Unknown monthly income	165	1
Do you know the symptoms of COVID-19	Yes	412	2	0.000*
	No	8	1
Have you ever experienced COVID-19 symptoms	Yes	145	2	0.056
	No	267	0

Note: *P-value ≤0.05.