A cross-sectional survey on the use of herbal tea among Cameroonian adults (18–65 years)

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents according to herbal tea use in the community and in the hospitals

	Community respondents		Hospital respondents
Sample Characteristics	N	%	N	%
Total	200	87.0	100	94.0
*Age of respondents (years)*
18–29	79	84.8	43	93.0
30–65	121	88.4	57	94.7
*Gender*
Women	108	88.0	57	94.7
Men	92	85.9	43	93.0
*Scholarship level*
Primary	48	95.8	14	100
Secondary	73	84.9	27	88.9
High school or Higher	79	83.5	59	94.9
*Size of household*	5.1 ± 2.6
1–5 persons	129	86.1	53	92.5
> 5 persons	71	88.7	47	95.7
*Professional category*
Student	25	68.0	16	100
Manual laborer	26	88.5	27	96.3
Officer	149	89.9	57	91.2
*Socio-economic status/Income*
Not enough to live with	39	87.2	24	95.8
Just enough to live with	92	85.9	36	91.7
Enough and easy to live with	69	88.4	40	95.0

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