Table 4 Characteristics of the participants by CAM (N = 300)
From: The use of complementary and alternative medicine among surgical patients: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | Total (%) N = 300 | Patients who use CAM (%) n = 252 | Patients who don’t use CAM (%) n = 48 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.259 | |||
Male | 134 (44.7) | 109 (43.3) | 25 (52.1) | |
Female | 166 (55.3) | 143 (56.7) | 23 (47.9) | |
Age | 0.516 | |||
< 40 years | 80 (26.7) | 70 (27.8) | 10 (20.8) | |
40–65 years | 172 (57.3) | 141 (56.0) | 31 (64.6) | |
> 65 years | 48 (16.0) | 41 (16.3) | 7 (14.6) | |
Residency | 0.250 | |||
City | 105 (35.0) | 92 (36.5) | 13 (27.1) | |
Village | 173 (57.7) | 140 (55.6) | 33 (68.8) | |
Camp | 22 (7.3) | 20 (7.9) | 2 (4.2) | |
Marital status | 0.364 | |||
Not married | 85 (28.3) | 74 (29.4) | 11 (22.9) | |
Married | 215 (71.7) | 178 (70.6) | 37 (77.1) | |
Occupation status | 0.637 | |||
Employed | 114 (38.0) | 93 (36.9) | 21 (43.8) | |
Nonemployed | 149 (49.7) | 128 (50.8) | 21 (43.8) | |
Student | 37 (12.3) | 31 (12.3) | 6 (12.5) | |
Monthly income (NIS) | 0.452 | |||
< 1000 | 65 (21.7) | 54 (21.4) | 11 (22.9) | |
1000–3000 | 157 (52.3) | 129 (51.2) | 28 (58.3) | |
> 3000 | 78 (26.0) | 69 (27.4) | 9 (18.8) | |
Education level | 0.790 | |||
None | 21 (7.0) | 18 (7.1) | 3 (6.3) | |
School qualifications | 192 (64.0) | 163 (64.7) | 29 (60.4) | |
University qualifications | 87 (29.0) | 71 (28.2) | 16 (33.3) | |
Health insurance | 0.004 | |||
Yes | 258 (86.0) | 223 (88.5) | 35 (72.9) | |
No | 42 (14.0) | 29 (11.5) | 13 (27.1) | |
Comorbidities | 0.427 | |||
Present | 147 (49.0) | 126 (50.0) | 21 (43.8) | |
Absent | 153 (51.0) | 126 (50.0) | 27 (56.3) |