Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study population across various AYUSH clinics
Characteristics | Total (N = 943) | Ayurveda (N = 246) | Unani (N = 121) | Homoeopathy (N = 576) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age (Years) | 42.07 ± 14.05 | a43.5 ± 13.2 | a42.4 ± 15.4 | a41.4 ± 14.1 | 0.12 |
 18–29 | 192(20.4) | 39 (15.9) | 24(19.8) | 129(22.4) | 0.11 |
 30–39 | 233(24.7) | 51(20.7) | 33(27.3) | 149 (25.9) | |
 40–49 | 238(25.2) | 77(31.3) | 25(20.7) | 136(23.6) | |
 50–59 | 157(16.6) | 46(18.7) | 20(16.5) | 91(15.8) | |
 60–69 | 77(8.2) | 24(9.8) | 10(8.3) | 43(7.5) | |
  ≥ 70 | 46(4.9) | 9(3.7) | 9(7.4) | 28 (4.9) | |
Sex | |||||
 Male | 444(47) | 139(56) | 60(49.6) | 245(42.5) | 0.001 |
 Female | 499 (53) | 107(44) | 61(50.4) | 331(57.5) | |
Education | |||||
 No Formal Education | 35(3.5) | 14(5.7) | 4 (3.3) | 7(3) | 0.004 |
 Primary | 203 (21.5) | 53(21.5) | 40(33.1) | 110(19) | |
 Secondary and above | 705(44.8) | 179(72.7) | 77(63.6) | 449(75.9) | |
Occupation | |||||
 Unemployed | 416(44.1) | 93(37.8) | 59(48.8) | 264(45.8) | 0.05 |
 Employed | 524(44.3) | 151(61.3) | 62(51.2) | 311(53.9) | |
Marital status | |||||
 Single | 233(24.7) | 62(25.2) | 32(26.4) | 139(24.1) | 0.84 |
 Married | 710(75.3) | 184(74.8) | 89(73.6) | 437(75.9) | |
Ethnicity | |||||
 Aboriginal | 131(19) | 31(17.1) | 9(9.5) | 91(22.1) | 0.01 |
 Non aboriginal | 557(81) | 150(82.9) | 86(90.5) | 321(77.9) | |
Socio-economic Class | |||||
 Upper | 44(4.7) | 9(3.7) | 3(52.5) | 32(5.6) | 0.0001 |
 Middle | 371(39.3) | 96(39.0) | 28(23.1) | 247(42.9) | |
 Lower | 528(56.0) | 141(57.3) | 90(74.4) | 247(51.6) | |
Morbidity | |||||
 No/Single morbidity | 571(60.6) | 140(56.9) | 63(56.2) | 363(63.0) | 0.15 |
 Multimorbidity (2 or more chronic conditions) | 372(39.4) | 106(43.1) | 53(43.8) | 213(37.0) | |