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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: The utilization of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine for non-communicable diseases and mental disorders in health care patients in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam

 

All

Cambodia

Thailand

Vietnam

Variable

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

All

4799

1602

1596

1601

Residence

 Urban

2117 (44.3)

575 (36.1)

782 (49.2)

760 (47.5)

 Rural

2666 (55.7)

1017 (63.9)

809 (50.8)

840 (52.5)

Age (in years)

 18–45

1726 (37.2)

754 (47.1)

214 (13.5)

758 (52.3)

 46–60

1590 (34.3)

544 (34.0)

641 (40.4)

405 (28.0)

 61–101

1321 (28.5)

304 (19.0)

732 (46.1)

285 (19.7)

Gender

 Male

1611 (34.0)

357 (22.3)

646 (40.9)

608 (38.9)

 Female

3131 (66.0)

1241 (77.7)

935 (59.1)

955 (61.1)

Education

 No formal education

676 (14.1)

491 (30.7)

163 (10.3)

22 (1.4)

 Grade1–5

1410 (29.5)

539 (33.7)

776 (48.8)

95 (5.9)

 Grade 6–12

1629 (34.0)

514 (32.1)

377 (23.7)

738 (46.2)

 Postsecondary

1072 (22.4)

56 (3.5)

274 (17.2)

742 (46.5)

Religious affiliation

 None

1232 (26.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1232 (77.6)

 Buddhist

3337 (70.3)

1522 (96.6)

1496 (94.4)

319 (20.1)

 Other religion

178 (3.7)

54 (3.4)

88 (5.6)

36 (2.3)

Chronic conditions Treated in the past 12 months, for the following conditions…

1. Hypertension

2476 (31.0)

403 (25.2)

938 (58.8)

314 (19.6)

2. Stomach and intestinal disease

2115 (28.8)

1148 (71.8)

68 (4.3)

633 (39.6)

3. Diabetes mellitus

1094 (13.7)

187 (11.7)

515 (32.3)

100 (6.2)

4. Gout and other musculoskeletal conditions, such as chronic backache

1072 (13.4)

172 (10.8)

280 (17.5)

380 (23.8)

5. Arthritis

1021 (12.9)

415 (25.9)

92 (5.8)

354 (22.1)

6. Dyslipidaemia

715 (8.9)

32 (2.0)

444 (27.9)

99 (6.2)

7. Migraine or frequent headaches

456 (6.3)

185 (11.6)

89 (5.6)

111 (6.9)

8. Cardiac failure

414 (5.2)

275 (17.2)

10 (0.6)

32 (2.0)

9. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

359 (4.5)

198 (12.4)

44 (2.8)

15 (0.9)

10. Asthma

298 (3.7)

47 (2.9)

65 (4.1)

67 (4.2)

11. Kidney disease

298 (3.8)

112 (7.0)

40 (2.5)

96 (6.0)

12. Stroke

294 (3.7)

6 (0.4)

114 (7.1)

27 (1.7)

13. Liver disease

280 (3.5)

30 (1.9)

25 (1.6)

145 (9.1)

14. Coronary artery disease

209 (2.6)

31 (1.9)

53 (3.3)

23 (1.4)

15. Cardiac arrhythmias

175 (2.2)

22 (1.4)

30 (1.9)

72 (4.5)

16. Mental disorder

163 (2.3)

74 (4.6)

31 (1.9)

33 (2.1)

17. Thyroid disease

117 (1.5)

13 (0.8)

39 (2.4)

40 (2.5)

18. Parkinson’s disease

99 (1.4)

48 (3.0)

30 (1.9)

11 (0.7)

19. Cancer

93 (1.2)

7 (0.4)

19 (1.2)

46 (2.9)

20. Epilepsy

24 (0.3)

4 (0.2)

9 (0.6)

4 (0.3)

Number of chronic conditions – Mean (SD) (range 1–10)

1.9 (1.2)

2.1 (1.4)

1.8 (1.1)

1.6 (1.0)