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Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of the Respondents (N = 216)

From: Prevalence and modes of complementary and alternative medicine use among peasant farmers with musculoskeletal pain in a rural community in South-Western Nigeria

Variable

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age

  

<25 yrs

38

17.6

25-34 yrs

36

16.7

35-44 yrs

57

26.4

45-54 yrs

38

17.6

55-64 yrs

18

8.3

>65 yrs

29

13.4

Sex

  

Male

108

50.0

Female

108

50.0

Marital Status

  

Single

34

15.7

Married

180

83.3

Separated

2

0.9

Religion

  

Islam

167

77.3

Christianity

41

19.0

Others

8

3.7

Educational qualification

  

Primary

42

19.4

Secondary

38

17.6

Tertiary

2

0.9

None

134

62.0

Ethnicity

  

Yoruba

166

76.9

Igbo

5

2.3

Togolese

15

6.9

Others

30

13.9

Monthly Income

  

<N7500

171

79.2

N7500-N15000

34

15.7

N15000-N50000

11

5.1

  1. N Naira. N165.50 at the time of the study was equivalent to $1
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