Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of participants (n = 400) and their association with CAM use during pregnancy
Variable | n (%) | CAM users n (%) N = 366 | Non-CAM users’ n (%) N = 34 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||||
Less than 25 | 105 (26.3) | 101 (27.6) | 4 (11.8) | 0.013 |
25–34 | 168 (42.0) | 156 (42.6) | 12 (35.3) | |
More than 34 | 127 (31.8) | 109 (29.8) | 18 (52.9) | |
BMI | ||||
Underweight | 7 (1.8) | 6 (1.6) | 1 (2.9) | 0.919 |
Normal | 154 (38.5) | 140 (38.4) | 14 (41.2) | |
Overweight | 156 (39.0) | 144 (39.3) | 12 (35.3) | |
Obese | 83 (20.8) | 76 (20.8) | 7 (20.6) | |
Education | ||||
Elementary | 16 (4.0) | 13 (3.6) | 3 (8.8) | 0.252 |
Middle school | 60 (15.0) | 55 (15.0) | 5 (14.7) | |
High school | 121 (30.3) | 108 (29.5) | 13 (38.2) | |
University | 203 (50.8) | 190 (51.9) | 13 (38.2) | |
Residency | ||||
City | 148 (37.0) | 134 (36.6) | 14 (41.2) | 0.614 |
Village | 225 (56.3) | 206 (56.3) | 19 (55.9) | |
Palestinian refugee camps | 27 (6.8) | 26 (7.1) | 1 (2.9) | |
Monthly income | ||||
Less than 2000 NIS | 144 (36.0) | 129 (35.3) | 15 (44.1) | 0.194 |
2000–5000 NIS | 222 (55.5) | 208 (57.0) | 14 (41.2) | |
5000–10,000 NIS | 24 (6.0) | 21 (5.8) | 3 (8.8) | |
More than 10,000 NIS | 9 (2.3) | 7 (1.9) | 2 (5.9) | |
Occupation | ||||
Housewife | 326 (81.5) | 301 (82.2) | 25 (73.5) | 0.421 |
Governmental employee | 45 (11.3) | 40 (10.9) | 5 (14.7) | |
Private sector employee | 29 (7.2) | 25 (6.8) | 4 (11.8) | |
Birthplace | ||||
Palestine | 366 (91.5) | 335 (91.5) | 31 (91.2) | 0.944 |
Abroad | 34 (8.5) | 31 (8.5) | 3 (8.8) | |
Number of children | ||||
Pregnant (0) | 44 (11.0) | 39 (10.7) | 5 (14.7) | 0.513 |
1–3 | 213 (53.3) | 199 (54.4) | 14 (41.2) | |
4–6 | 118 (29.5) | 106 (29.0) | 12 (35.3) | |
> 6 | 25 (6.2) | 22 (6.0) | 3 (8.8) | |
Presence of chronic diseases | ||||
Yes | 56 (14.0) | 45 (12.3) | 11 (32.4) | 0.001 |
No | 344 (86.0) | 321 (87.7) | 23 (67.6) | |
Treatment preference | ||||
Medical | 153 (38.3) | 139 (38.0) | 14 (41.2) | 0.143 |
CAM | 101 (25.3) | 97 (26.5) | 4 (11.8) | |
Both | 146 (36.5) | 130 (35.5) | 16 (47.1) | |