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Table 1 Comparisons between non-disclosers and disclosers

From: Exploring the decision to disclose the use of natural products among outpatients: a mixed-method study

Variables

Non- Disclosers n = 190

Disclosers n = 67

t-test

p value

Mean

SDa

Mean

SD

Age

55.5

15.3

50.9

15.0

2.15

0.032

Duration of disease

1.70

1.45

1.36

1.48

1.67

0.091

    

Mann–Whitney U test

 

Benefits of CAM b use

25.5

5.8

26.7

5.3

-2.10

0.036

Barriers of CAM use

24.3

6.1

25.2

5.8

-1.05

0.295

 

n

%

n

%

Chi-square

 

Gender

    

0.09

0.771

male

84

44.2

31

46.3

  

female

106

55.8

36

53.7

  

Education

    

1.59

0.208

<high school

64

33.6

17

25.4

  

>high school

126

66.3

50

74.7

  

Occupation

    

0.33

0.847

working

70

36.8

27

40.3

  

not working

42

22.1

15

22.4

  

retired

78

41.1

25

37.3

  

Marriage

    

3.58

0.310

single

47

24.7

18

26.9

  

married or partner

111

58.4

44

65.7

  

divorce

5

2.6

1

1.5

  

wifeless or widow

27

14.2

4

6.0

  

Clinic visited

    

6.81

0.033

fortnightly

14

7.4

1

1.5

  

monthly

124

65.3

38

56.7

  

seasonally

52

27.3

28

41.8

  

Medication compliance

   

1.89

0.596

not taken

26

13.7

13

19.4

  

sometime taken

7

3.7

2

3.0

  

most time taken

10

5.3

5

7.5

  

always taken

147

77.4

47

70.1

  

How to mixed with conventional medicines

 

8.74

0.068

no change

51

26.8

26

38.8

  

separately taken

106

55.8

38

56.7

  

reduce medicine dose

8

4.2

0

.0

  

stop medicine

12

6.3

1

1.5

  

others

13

6.8

2

3.0

  

Knowledge of natural products

  

11.50

0.001

unknown

132

69.5

31

46.2

  

known

58

30.5

36

53.7

  
  1. a = Standard deviation; b = Complementary and alternative medicine.