Table 4 Logistic model of complementary medicine use among women by demographic variables
Independent variables | Dependent variables | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Previous CM use | Current CM use | ||||||
OR | (95% CI) | p-value | OR | (95% CI) | p-value | ||
Model 1: Age | |||||||
18-24 | 0.23 | (0.07, 0.72) | 0.01 | 0.24 | (0.09, 0.61) | 0.03 | |
25-34 | 0.85 | (0.24, 2.96) | 0.79 | 0.52 | (0.20, 1.31) | 0.16 | |
35-44 | 0.51 | (0.15, 1.68) | 0.26 | 0.34 | (0.13, 0.88) | 0.02 | |
45+ | reference | reference | |||||
Model 2: Education | |||||||
Did not finish high school | 0.39 | (0.15, 1.02) | 0.05 | 0.44 | (0.20, 1.00) | 0.05 | |
Finished high school | 0.68 | (0.74, 6.32) | 0.73 | 0.70 | (0.12, 4.08) | 0.70 | |
TAFE or similar | 0.65 | (0.26, 1.64) | 0.36 | 0.66 | (0.32, 1.36) | 0.27 | |
University degree | reference | reference | |||||
Model 3: Language spoken at home | |||||||
English | 1.5 | (0.48, 5.15) | 0.44 | 1.08 | (0.38, 3.04) | 0.87 | |
Other | reference | reference | |||||