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Table 5 Comparative efficacy with herbal remedies with conventional medicine.

From: Perceived efficacy of herbal remedies by users accessing primary healthcare in Trinidad

Demographic factors

n

Rating of efficacy of Herbal Remedy Compared to Allopathic Medicines (%)

  

Less Efficacious

Equally Efficacious

More Efficacious

Non Response

Age Group

     

16 – 30

49

0 (0.0)

15 (30.6)

30 (61.2)

4 (8.2)

31 – 45

65

6 (9.2)

22 (33.8)

36 (55.4)

1 (1.5)

46 – 60

73

10 (13.7)

31 (42.5)

31 (42.5)

1 (1.4)

Over 60

76

10 (13.2)

29 (38.2)

34 (44.7)

3 (3.9)

Non Response

2

    
  

26 (9.8)

97 (36.6)

131 (49.4)

9 (3.4)

  

NS

Gender

     

Male

71

9 (12.7)

22 (31.0)

40 (56.3)

0 (0.0)

Female

194

17 (8.8)

76 (39.2)

92 (47.4)

9 (4.6)

  

26 (9.8)

98 (37.0)

132 (49.8)

9 (3.4)

  

NS

Annual Income ($US)

     

< 3,999

132

14 (10.6)

42 (31.8)

70 (53.0)

6 (4.6)

4,000 – 9,999

91

10 (11.0)

34 (37.4)

45 (49.5)

2 (2.2)

10,000 – 14,999

13

0 (0.0)

7 (53.9)

5 (38.5)

1 (7.7)

> 15,000

9

1 (11.1)

3 (33.3)

5 (55.6)

0 (0.0)

Non Response

20

    
  

25 (9.4)

86 (32.5)

125 (47.2)

9 (3.4)

  

NS

Years of formal education

     

None

19

2 (10.5)

8 (42.1)

9 (47.4)

0 (0.0)

≤ 7 years

121

16 (13.2)

45 (37.2)

56 (46.3)

4 (3.3)

> 7 years ≤ 12 years

94

5 (5.3)

33 (35.1)

53 (56.4)

3 (3.2)

> 12 years

25

3 (12.0)

10 (40.0)

10 (40.0)

2 (8.0)

Non Response

6

    
  

26 (9.8)

96 (36.2)

128 (48.3)

9 (3.4)

  

NS

Ethnicity

     

African

69

5 (7.3)

23 (33.3)

38 (55.1)

3 (4.4)

Asian Indian

120

18 (15.0)

46 (38.3)

53 (44.2)

3 (2.5)

Mixed

74

3 (4.1)

27 (36.5)

41 (55.4)

3 (4.1)

Other

1

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Non Response

1

    
  

26 (9.8)

97 (36.6)

132 (49.8)

9 (3.4)

  

NS

  1. * NS- not a significant predictor variable in stepwise regression model