Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics and factors associated with herbal medicine use among respondents, Gondar, 2016 (N = 364)

  < 20

29

20

0.95 (0.46–1.34)

-

 21–30

122

116

0.33 (0.17–1.98)

-

  > 30

26

51

1

-

 Rural

48

26

2.45 (1.80–5.06)

3.15 (1.17–6.14)

 Urban

129

161

1

1

 Illiterate

41

21

3.14 (1.94–5.78)

4.05 (2.48–6.62)

 Primary

40

33

1.70 (1.88–3.30)

2.13 (1.87–5.23)

 Secondary

65

60

1.19 (1.03–2.17)

1.99 (0.40–2.22)

 Tertiary

31

73

1

1

Religion

-

 Orthodox Christian

154

165

1

-

 Muslim

19

20

0.91 (0.85–0.97)

-

 Others^a

4

2

1.01 (0.7–1.13)

-

 Government employed

45

52

0.83 (0.42–1.64)

0.57 (0.24–1.34)

 Self-employed

19

34

0.54 (0.25–1.18)

0.39 (0.16–0.95)

 Unemployed

113

101

1

1

  < 100

133

105

2.09 (0.96–4.56)

3.08 (1.22–7.77)

 100–150

35

38

2.14 (1.064–4.30)

2.60 (1.20–5.63)

  > 150

19

34

1

1

 No

47

165

0.65 (0.36–1.18)

0.56 (0.29–1.08)

 Yes

130

22

1

1

Parity

-

 1–2 children

141

131

0.69 (0.31–1.53)

-

 3–4 children

27

49

0.89 (0.41–1.93)

-

  > 4 children

9

7

1

-