Table 1 Demographic characteristic of CAM users and non users
From: Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults in Enugu, Nigeria
Parameter | CAM Users | Non CAM Users | Significance* |
|---|---|---|---|
SEX | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 244(89.7%) | 28(10.3%) | 0.004* |
   Female |  |  |  |
Mean age | 37.4 | 38.7 | 0.267 |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.005* |
Never married | 213(34.4%) | 33(29.5%) | Â |
Married | 370(59.7% | 60(53.6%) | Â |
Divorced/separated | 9(1.4%) | 3(2.7%) | Â |
Widow/widower | 28(4.5%) | 12(10.7%) | Â |
No entry | 0 | 4(3.5%) | Â |
Level of | Â | Â | 0.056 |
education | Â | Â | Â |
No formal | 4(0.7%) | 1 (0.9%) | Â |
Primary | 25(4.0%) | 7 (6.3%) | Â |
Post primary | 226(36.5%) | 46 (41.1%) | Â |
Tertiary | 363(58.5%) | 54 (48.2%) | Â |
No response | 2(0.3%) | 4 (3.5%) | Â |
Level of income | Â | Â | 0.000* |
Low income(N50,000/month | 479 (77.2%) | 63 (56.2%) | Â |
Middle income(N50,000-100,000/month | 117 (18.9%) | 30 (26.8%) | Â |
High income(N100,000 and above | 24(3.9%) | 6 (5.4%) | Â |
No response | 0 | 13 (11.6%) | Â |
Religion | Â | Â | Â |
Christianity | 616(99.3%) | 111 (99.1%) | Â |
Moslem | 1(0.2%) | 1 (0.9%?) | Â |
Traditional religion | 3(0.5%) | 0 | Â |