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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic and frequency of CAM utilization in respondents

From: High prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with sickle cell disease in a tertiary hospital in Lagos, South West, Nigeria

Characteristic

Frequency

Percent

Mean Age (SD)

18.79 ± 14.39

 

Age

 < 10

92

46

 10–20

21

10.5

 21–30

23

11.5

 31–40

52

26

 > 40

12

6

Gender

 Male

113

56.5

 Female

87

43.5

Ethnicity

 Hausa

21

10.5

 Igbo

56

28.0

 Yoruba

120

60.0

 Others (Edo)

3

1.5

Religion

 Christian

116

58

 Muslim

84

42

Level of education

 No formal education

11

5.5

 Secondary and below

150

75.0

 Above secondary

39

19.5

Frequency of crises/year

 Once

101

50.5

 Twice

99

49.5

Type of crises

 Aplastic

10

5.0

 Haemolytic

16

8.0

 Priapism

4

2.0

 Stroke

7

3.5

 Vaso-occlusive bone pain

163

81.5

CAM utilization

 Yes

177

88.5

 No

23

11.5