Use of complementary and alternative medicine in pregnancy and labour pain: a cross-sectional study from turkey

Table 1 Distribution of the Sociodemographic Characteristics of Pregnant Women and the Alternative and Conventional Medicine Attitudes Scale (CACMAS)

Sociodemographic Characteristics	N	%		U/X ^2a	P value
Age
18–30	105		56.5	U = 4136.000	0.833
> 30	81		43.5
Marital status
Married	251	96.5		U = 665.000	0.37*
Single^b	9	3.5
Educational level
Literate^b	30	11.5
Primary education	79	30.4		X² = 8.128	0.44*
High school^b	107	41.2
> University	44	16.9
Family type
Nuclear family	221	85.0
Extended family	39	15.0		U = 4138.000	0.724
Social insurance
Yes	247	95.0
No	13	5.0		1244.500	0.177
Profession
Not in paid employment	143	55.0
Officer	65	25.0		X² = 1.215	0.749
Worker	29	11.2
Self-employment	23	8.8
Perception of family income
Bad (income < expense)	27	10.4		U = 2779.000	0.498
Medium (income = expense)	233	89.6
Where they live
Province	90	34.6		X² = 9.42	0.009*
District	143	55.0
Village^b	27	10.4

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