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Table 4 Multivariable Logistic Regression of Demographic Factors and Traditional Medicine Use (N = 668, p < 0.001)

From: Traditional medicine usage among adult women in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Education

 None

1 (ref)

0.039

 Primary

0.75 (0.38–1.46)

 Secondary

0.42 (0.21–0.85)

 Vocational/Tech

0.40 (0.12–1.32)

 College and Above

0.53 (0.19–1.49)

Ethnicity

 Yoruba (ref)

1 (ref)

< 0.001

 Ibo

0.25 (0.10–0.63)

 Hausa

0.43 (0.24–0.76)

 Other

0.50 (0.24–1.02)

Occupation

 Trader (ref)

1 (ref)

0.076

 None

0.56 (0.24–1.27)

 Housewife

0.91 (0.40–2.08)

 Farmer

(dropped)

 Artisan

0.55 (0.31–0.97)

 Professional

1.05 (0.37–2.96)

 Other

0.33 (0.13–0.85)

Weight Change

 Significant gain

0.34 (0.13–0.87)

0.006

 Little gain

0.69 (0.40–1.17)

 No change (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 Little loss

1.20 (0.68–2.10)

 Significant loss

1.64 (0.44–6.09)

  1. P-values for testing global association of each variable were generated from post-estimation tests, with the weight change (over the last year) and education variables tested using a trend test