Table 1 Characteristics of Total Sample; Used vs Never Used Traditional Medicine
Overall | Used Traditional Medicine | Never Used Traditional Medicine | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | n | n | p value | ||||
TOTAL SAMPLE | 200 | 120(60%) | 80(40%) | 0.04* | |||
Surgical Patients | 50 | 35(70%) | 15(30%) | ||||
Internal Med Patients | 50 | 33(66%) | 17(34%) | ||||
Hospital Staff | 50 | 22(44%) | 28(56%) | ||||
Hospital Visitors | 50 | 30(60%) | 20(40%) | ||||
AGE(range) | |||||||
Total Sample | 41(17–78) | 200 | 42.4(17–77) | 120(60%) | 38.0(17–78) | 80(40%) | 0.07** |
GENDER | 0.01*** | ||||||
Total Male | 102 | 70(69%) | 32(31%) | ||||
Total Female | 98 | 50(51%) | 48(49%) | ||||
LEVEL OF EDUCATION | 200 | 0.14**** | |||||
Nil | 45 | 24(53%) | 21(47%) | ||||
Primary | 25 | 20(80%) | 5(20%) | ||||
Secondary | 28 | 15(54%) | 13(46%) | ||||
Tertiary | 102 | 59(58%) | 43(42%) | ||||
COMMUNITY SIZE | 200 | 0.53***** | |||||
Village | 57 | 32(56%) | 25(44%) | ||||
Town | 26 | 18(69%) | 8(31%) | ||||
City | 117 | 70(60%) | 47(40%) | ||||
PLACE RESIDENCE | 200 | 0.56****** | |||||
Dili | 120 | 70(58%) | 50(42%) | ||||
Outside Dili | 80 | 50(63%) | 30(37%) | ||||