Table 4 Sociodemographic predictors of traditional and complementary medicine use for maternal wellbeing among African migrant women after resettlement in Australia
Factors | Total (n = 319) | Use of traditional and complementary medicine for maternal wellbeing | OR | 95%CI | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 232) | No (n = 87) | ||||||
Age | <  35 years | 156 (48.9%) | 77 (33.2%) | 79 (90.8%) | - | - | - |
≥ 35 years | 163 (51.1%) | 155 (68.8%) | 8 (9.2%) | 16.5 | 6.58–41.51 | < 0.001 | |
Household income (AUS$) | < 50,000 | 208 (65.2%) | 175 (75.4%) | 33 (37.9%) | 2.7 | 1.23–5.83 | 0.013 |
≥50,000 | 111 (34.8%) | 57 (24.6%) | 54 (62.1%) | - | - | - | |
Marital status | Single or separated | 116 (36.4%) | 71(30.6%) | 45(51.7%) | - | - | - |
Married | 203 (63.6%) | 161 (69.4) | 42 (48.3%) | Â | Â | Â | |
Gravidity | Never been pregnant | 84 (26.3%) | 47 (20.3%) | 37 (42.5%) | - | - | - |
Has been pregnant at least once | 235 (73.7%) | 185 (79.7%) | 50 (57.5%) | Â | Â | Â | |
Parity | No children | 94 (29.5%) | 49 (21.1%) | 45 (51.7%) | 1 | - | - |
Have at least one child | 225 (70.5%) | 183 (78.9%) | 42 (48.3%) | 7.3 | 1.22–42.81 | 0.029 | |
Education status | Certificate or below | 166 (52%) | 161 (69.4%) | 5 (5.7%) | 24.1 | 8.18–71.1 | < 0.001 |
Diploma or above | 153 (48%) | 71 (30.6%) | 82 (94.3%) | - | - | - | |