| Current herbal user? | Co-user | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||||||
 | Regular drug user? | Regular drug user? |  | |||||||
 | n (%) | Yes | No | p-value A | Yes | No | p-value A | p-value C | ||
 | (Co-user) | (Herb-only user) |  | (Drug-only user) | (Non-user) |  | ||||
Gender | Male | 124 | (33) | 18% | 11% | 0.551 | 39% | 32% | 0.085 | 0.001B |
Female | 249 | (65) | 34% | 16% | Â | 33% | 16% | Â | Â | |
Age grouped | <30 | 50 | (13) | 20% | 20% | <0.001 B | 18% | 42% | <0.001 B | 0.008 B |
30-39 | 58 | (15) | 24% | 21% | Â | 24% | 31% | Â | Â | |
40-49 | 52 | (14) | 12% | 29% | Â | 37% | 23% | Â | Â | |
50-59 | 65 | (17) | 34% | 15% | Â | 34% | 17% | Â | Â | |
60-69 | 71 | (19) | 38% | 4% | Â | 35% | 23% | Â | Â | |
>70 | 76 | (20) | 37% | 7% | Â | 54% | 3% | Â | Â | |
Education | Compulsory | 71 | (19) | 32% | 8% | 0.178 | 46% | 13% | 0.010 B | 0.611 |
Middle level | 170 | (45) | 28% | 15% | Â | 29% | 27% | Â | Â | |
University | 129 | (34) | 26% | 18% | Â | 36% | 20% | Â | Â | |
Employment | Employed/Off sick | 233 | (61) | 21% | 20% | <0.001 B | 30% | 29% | <0.001 B | <0.001 B |
Disability or retirement pension | 129 | (34) | 40% | 5% | Â | 47% | 9% | Â | Â | |
Unemployed/Home | 12 | (3) | 58% | 17% | Â | 8% | 17% | Â | Â | |
Herbal use | Never | 152 | (40) | Â | Â | Â | 63% | 37% | 0.533 | Â |
Earlier | 60 | (16) | Â | Â | Â | 58% | 42% | Â | Â | |
Present | 164 | (44) | 66% | 34% | 0.450 | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Recommended to use herbs by (n = 110):D | Friends or family | 75 | (68) | 61% | 39% | 1.000 |  |  |  |  |
The Physician | 5 | (5) | 80% | 20% | 0.647 | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
The shop or pharmacy | 32 | (24) | 59% | 41% | 0.830 | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Read about it in magazines or internet | 35 | (6) | 69% | 31% | 0.401 | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
The alternative therapist | 7 | (32) | 43% | 57% | 0.424 | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Other | 3 | (6) | 33% | 67% | 0.152 | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Reasons for herb use (n = 111):D | Better life expectancies | 47 | (3) | 62% | 38% | 1.000 |  |  |  |  |
Strengthen the immune system | 79 | (42) | 58% | 42% | 0.391 | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Defeat an illness | 18 | (71) | 89% | 11% | 0.008 B | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Better than nothing | 7 | (16) | 29% | 71% | 0.106 | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Pain relief | 4 | (6) | 50% | 50% | 1.000 | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Other | 3 | (4) | 100% | 0% | 0.280 | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Reasons for not using herbs (n = 177): | Never considered it | 69 | (3) |  |  |  | 51% | 49% | 0.002B |  |
No need/Satisfied with the treatment I get | 52 | (39) | Â | Â | Â | 58% | 42% | Â | Â | |
Do not believe in it/ seems unsafe | 56 | (29) | Â | Â | Â | 80% | 20% | Â | Â |