Table 1 Patient characteristics and factors associated with herbal medicine use, Gondar, Ethiopia (N = 387)
Variables | Overall (n, %) | Herbal medicine use (n) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 240) | No (n = 147) | ||||
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.310 | Â |
 Male | 165 (42.6) | 91 | 74 |  | – |
 Female | 222 (57.4) | 149 | 73 |  | – |
Educational status | Â | Â | Â | 0.001* | Â |
 Primary | 93 (24.1) | 46 | 47 |  |  |
 Secondary | 203 (52.4) | 122 | 81 |  | 1.90 (0.79–4.92) |
 Tertiary | 91 (23.5) | 72 | 19 |  | 1.72 (1.18–5.12) |
Marital status | |||||
 Unmarried | 124 (32) | 60 | 64 | 0.042* | 1 |
 Married | 263 (68) | 180 | 83 |  | 0.67 (0.29–1.71) |
Average monthly Income | |||||
 < 150 USD | 187 (48.3) | 98 | 89 | 0.032* |  |
 > 150 USD | 200 (51.7) | 142 | 58 |  | 0.52 (0.15–1.72) |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | 0.162 | Â |
 Unemployed | 267 (69) | 175 | 92 |  |  |
 Employed | 120 (31) | 65 | 55 |  | 0.89 (0.51–1.51) |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | 0.347 | Â |
 Orthodox | 209 (54) | 170 | 39 |  | – |
 Muslim | 101 (26.1) | 46 | 55 |  | – |
 Protestant | 43 (11.1) | 14 | 29 |  | – |
 Catholic | 19 (4.9) | 7 | 12 |  | – |
 Othersa | 15 (3.87) | 3 | 12 |  | – |
Mean age at diagnosis (in years) | 52.5 | 50.1 | 54.1 | Â | Â |
Duration of disease | Â | Â | Â | 0.001* | Â |
 < 6 years | 228 (58.9) | 168 | 60 |  | – |
 > 6 year | 159 (41.1) | 72 | 87 |  | 1.51 (1.31–4.79) |
Presence of DM complications | |||||
 No | 158 (40.8) | 63 | 95 | 0.020* | 1 |
 Yes | 229 (59.2) | 177 | 52 |  | 1.45 (1.02–6.05) |
Family history of DM | Â | Â | Â | 0.001* | Â |
 No | 148 (38.2) | 50 | 98 |  | 1 |
 Yes | 239 (61.8) | 190 | 49 |  | 3.12 (1.62–8.05) |