Table 3 Demographics of Traditional Medicine Users and Non-Users
From: Traditional medicine usage among adult women in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
Demographics | TM Users n (%) | Non-Users n (%) | n | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Monthly Income | ||||
< $40 | 129 (75.9%) | 41 (24.1%) | 671 | 0.051 |
$40–$100 | 160 (84.7%) | 29 (15.3%) | ||
$100–$160 | 130 (82.8%) | 27 (17.2%) | ||
$160+ | 132 (85.2%) | 23 (14.8%) | ||
Age Category | ||||
17–29 | 90 (73.2%) | 33 (26.8%) | 731 | 0.13 |
30–39 | 194 (84.4%) | 36 (15.7%) | ||
40–49 | 124 (81.6%) | 28 (18.4%) | ||
50–59 | 81 (82.7%) | 17 (17.3%) | ||
60+ | 107 (83.6%) | 21 (16.4%) | ||
Education | ||||
None | 116 (88.5%) | 15 (11.5%) | 688 | 0.014 |
Primary | 272 (83.7%) | 53 (16.3%) | ||
Secondary | 114 (75.0%) | 38 (25.0%) | ||
Vocational/Tech | 15 (71.4%) | 6 (28.6%) | ||
College and Above | 46 (78.0%) | 13 (22.0%) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Yoruba | 423 (86.7%) | 65 (13.3%) | 733 | < 0.001 |
Ibo | 16 (55.2%) | 13 (44.8%) | ||
Hausa | 122 (73.5%) | 44 (26.5%) | ||
Other | 37 (74.0%) | 13 (26.0%) | ||
Occupation | ||||
None | 34 (77.3%) | 10 (22.7%) | 719 | 0.011 |
Housewife | 44 (78.6%) | 12 (21.4%) | ||
Trader | 391 (85.4%) | 67 (14.6%) | ||
Farmer | 4 (100%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Artisan | 67 (75.3%) | 22 (24.7%) | ||
Professional | 35 (81.4%) | 8 (18.6%) | ||
Other | 15 (60.0%) | 10 (40.0%) | ||
Current BMI | ||||
Underweight | 28 (84.8%) | 5 (15.2%) | 730 | 0.93 |
Normal | 221 (81.5%) | 50 (18.5%) | ||
Overweight | 180 (80.4%) | 44 (19.6%) | ||
Obese | 166 (82.2%) | 36 (17.8%) | ||
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 487 (83.4%) | 97 (16.6%) | 731 | 0.082 |
Widowed | 81 (75.0%) | 27 (25.0%) | ||
Divorced/Separated | 10 (83.3%) | 2 (16.7%) | ||
Never Married | 19 (70.4%) | 8 (29.6%) | ||
Weight Change | ||||
Significant Gain | 15 (53.6%) | 13 (46.4%) | 732 | < 0.001 |
Little Gain | 100 (74.1%) | 35 (25.9%) | ||
About the same | 320 (84.4%) | 59 (15.6%) | ||
Little Loss | 144 (85.2%) | 25 (14.8%) | ||
Significant Loss | 18 (85.7%) | 3 (14.3%) | ||