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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.09 | 0.771 |
male | 84 | 44.2 | 31 | 46.3 | Â | Â |
female | 106 | 55.8 | 36 | 53.7 | Â | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1.59 | 0.208 |
<high school | 64 | 33.6 | 17 | 25.4 | Â | Â |
>high school | 126 | 66.3 | 50 | 74.7 | Â | Â |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.33 | 0.847 |
working | 70 | 36.8 | 27 | 40.3 | Â | Â |
not working | 42 | 22.1 | 15 | 22.4 | Â | Â |
retired | 78 | 41.1 | 25 | 37.3 | Â | Â |
Marriage | Â | Â | Â | Â | 3.58 | 0.310 |
single | 47 | 24.7 | 18 | 26.9 | Â | Â |
married or partner | 111 | 58.4 | 44 | 65.7 | Â | Â |
divorce | 5 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.5 | Â | Â |
wifeless or widow | 27 | 14.2 | 4 | 6.0 | Â | Â |
Clinic visited | Â | Â | Â | Â | 6.81 | 0.033 |
fortnightly | 14 | 7.4 | 1 | 1.5 | Â | Â |
monthly | 124 | 65.3 | 38 | 56.7 | Â | Â |
seasonally | 52 | 27.3 | 28 | 41.8 | Â | Â |
Medication compliance | Â | Â | Â | 1.89 | 0.596 | |
not taken | 26 | 13.7 | 13 | 19.4 | Â | Â |
sometime taken | 7 | 3.7 | 2 | 3.0 | Â | Â |
most time taken | 10 | 5.3 | 5 | 7.5 | Â | Â |
always taken | 147 | 77.4 | 47 | 70.1 | Â | Â |
How to mixed with conventional medicines | Â | 8.74 | 0.068 | |||
no change | 51 | 26.8 | 26 | 38.8 | Â | Â |
separately taken | 106 | 55.8 | 38 | 56.7 | Â | Â |
reduce medicine dose | 8 | 4.2 | 0 | .0 | Â | Â |
stop medicine | 12 | 6.3 | 1 | 1.5 | Â | Â |
others | 13 | 6.8 | 2 | 3.0 | Â | Â |
Knowledge of natural products | Â | Â | 11.50 | 0.001 | ||
unknown | 132 | 69.5 | 31 | 46.2 | Â | Â |
known | 58 | 30.5 | 36 | 53.7 | Â | Â |