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Table 3 Comparison of the age, frequency of crises, haemoglobin concentration and financial burden for medicines between CAM and CAM non-users

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

Characteristics

CAM user (n = 177)

CAM non-user (n = 23)

p-value

Age category >18 (years)

81(45.76%)

12(52.17%)

0.658

Experienced two or more crises

91(51.41%)

8(34.78%)

0.183

Stable Hb conc >7 (g/dl)

28(15.81%)

2(8.69%)

0.539

Cost of Drug >3000/15 (/USD)

8(4.51%)

21(91.30%)

<0.001

  1. USD US dollars, N Nigeria naira, Hb Haemoglobin, conc concentration