Table 8 Associations between socio-demographic characteristics and the use of herbal tea

Total

100 88.0

100 86.0

50 98.0

50 90.0

Age of respondents (years)

0.82

NT

 > 99

 18–29

46 84.8

1

33 84.9

1

23 95.6

20 90.0

1

 30–65

54 90.7

1.76 (0.52—5.97)

67 86.8

1.15 (0.35 -3.75)

27 100

30 90.0

0.96 (0.15 -6.59)

Gender

0.51

NT

0.45

 Women

43 88.4

1.06 (0.31—3.61)

65 87.7

1.47 (0.47—4.65)

29 96.6

28 92.9

2.05 (0.31—13.51)

 Men

57 87.7

1

35 82.9

1

21 100

22 86.4

1

Level of Education

0.55

NT

0.89

 Primary

24 100

-

24 91.7

2.41 (0.46—12.69)

6 100

8 100

-

Secondary

36 83.3

0.88 (0.26—3.03)

37 86.5

1.40 (0.40—4.88)

9 88.9

18 88.9

1.14 (0.17—7.67)

 High school or higher

40

1

39 82.1

1

35 100

24 87.5

1

House hold size

0.86

NT

0.16

 1 -5 persons

74 86.5

1

55 85.5

1

28 100

25 84.0

1

 > 5 persons

24 91.7

1.88 (0.30—9.18)

43 86.1

1.11 (0.35—3.46)

22 95.5

24 95.8

4.57 ( 0.47—44.17)

Professional category

0.18

NT

NT

 Student

13 69.2

1

12 66.7

1

13 100

3 100

 Manual laborer

10 90.0

4.00 (0.37—43.13)

16 87.5

3.35 (0.44 -12.87)

19 94.7

8 100

-

 Officer

77 90.9

4.44 (1.08—18.22)

72 88.9

4.00 (0.98—16.34)

18 100

39 87.2

Socio-economic/Income status

0.05

0.32

NT

0.87

 Not enough to live with, but you man

20 85.0

1

19 89.5

1

13 100

3 100

1

 Just enough to live with

43 81.4

0.77 (0.18—3.28)

49 89.8

2.38 (0.44–12.87)

19 94.7

8 100

0.54 (0.04—6.58)

 Enough and easy to live with

37 97.3

6.35 (0.61—65.66)

32 78.1

2.46 (0.71 -8.58)

18 100

39 87.2

0.57 (0.05–7.00)