Table 1 |
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| Social and demographic characteristics of traditional medicine users (N=135) | ||
| Variable | Frequency | Percent |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 38 | 28.1% |
| Female | 97 | 71.9% |
| Age in years | ||
| ≤ 44 years | 31 | 24.2% |
| 45-54 years | 27 | 21.1% |
| 55 - 64 years | 43 | 33.6% |
| 65+ years | 27 | 21.1% |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married / Cohabiting | 68 | 50.4% |
| Divorced / Separated / Widowed | 40 | 29.6% |
| Single | 27 | 20.0% |
| Highest formal education completed* | ||
| No education / Primary school | 54 | 40.9% |
| Secondary school | 71 | 53.8% |
| Vocational / Tertiary | 7 | 5.3% |
| Employment status | ||
| Working full time / Part time | 22 | 16.3% |
| Unemployed / Looking for a job | 74 | 54.8% |
| Retired / Other | 39 | 28.9% |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 110 | 81.5% |
| Traditional / No religion / Other | 25 | 18.5% |
*Missing Data: The 'education' variable has 3 missing cases.
Hughes et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 13:38 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-13-38
