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Table 6 Bivariate and multivariate analysis on the association between respondents’ demographic characteristics and their pattern of TM use. Ethnicity: Others*: Hidareb, Saho, Bilen, Nara, Afar

From: Traditional medicine among the community of Gash-Barka region, Eritrea: attitude, societal dependence, and pattern of use

Variables

Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

COR

95% CI

p-value

AOR

95% CI

p-value

Preference of TM as a primary healthcare

Ever visited THP

  Yes

8.30

(3.25, 21.20)

<  0.0001

   

  No

Ref

     

Ever visited THPs

Sex

  Female

1.78

(0.99, 3.17)

0.052

1.85

(1.01, 3.38)

0.046

  Male

Ref

   

Ethnicity

  Tigre

0.85

(0.42, 1.73)

0.655

0.97

(0.47, 2.01)

0.934

  Kunama

2.05

(0.88, 4.78)

0.097

2.30

(0.97, 5.46)

0.600

  Others*

0.60

(0.25, 1.47)

0.263

0.64

(0.26, 1.59)

0.338

  Tigrigna

Ref

    

Future use of TM

Sex

  Female

2.60

(1.17, 5.75)

0.018

2.26

(0.92, 5.14)

<  0.0001

  Male

Ref

   

Ever visited THP

 Yes

4.73

(2.13, 10.50)

<  0.0001

4.40

(1.97, 9.83)

<  0.0001

 No

Ref

     

Use of TM to induce diarrhea and/or vomiting for “cleansing purposes”

Level of Education

  No formal education

2.48

(1.11, 5.54)

0.026

   

  Elementary or higher

Ref

     

Willingness to disclose use of TM to CHPs

Ethnicity

  Tigrigna

9.03

(2.98, 27.36)

<  0.0001

8.74

(2.85, 26.75)

<  0.0001

  Tigre

1.81

(0.59, 5.52)

0.300

1.72

(0.56, 5.31)

0.345

  Kunama

7.02

(2.20, 22.41)

0.001

5.97

(1.84, 19.37)

0.003

  Others*

Ref