Table 1 Comparison in clinical variables between suspected dengue patient with or without CAM use (N = 306)
Socio-demographic factors | CAM Users n = 261, (%) | Non-CAM Users n = 45, (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 156 | (86.7) | 24 | (13.3) | 0.42 |
Female | 105 | (83.3) | 21 | (16.7) | |
Ethnicity | |||||
Malay | 209 | (86.7) | 32 | (13.3) | 0.17 |
Non Malay | 50 | (80.0) | 13 | (20.0) | |
Religion | |||||
Muslim | 210 | (86.8) | 32 | (13.2) | 0.15 |
Non-Muslims | 51 (79.7) | (64.7) | 13 (0.3) | (35.3) | |
Level of Education | |||||
Primary | 7 | (58.3) | 5 | (41.7) | 0.01* |
Secondary | 133 | (84.2) | 25 | (15.8) | |
Tertiary | 121 | (89.0) | 15 | (11.0) | |
Occupation | |||||
No Occupation | 75 | (77.6) | 16 | (17.6) | 0.37 |
Blue Collar | 67 | (85.9) | 11 | (14.1) | |
Non-blue Collar | 119 | (86.9) | 18 | (13.1) | |
Age (years) | |||||
18–27 | 119 | (85.0) | 21 | (15.0) | 0.87 |
28–37 | 85 | (86.7) | 13 | (13.3) | |
> 38 | 57 | (83.8) | 11 | (16.2) | |
Monthly Family Income (RM) | |||||
0–2500 | 113 | (81.3) | 26 | (18.7) | 0.13 |
2501–5000 | 109 | (87.2) | 16 | (12.8) | |
> 5001 | 39 | (92.9) | 3 | (12.0) | |
Duration of dengue fever (days) | |||||
1–3 | 18 | (72.0) | 7 | (28.0) | 0.13 |
4–6 | 161 | (85.6) | 27 | (14.4) | |
> 7 | 82 | (88.2) | 11 | (11.8) | |