The prevalence, patterns of usage and people's attitude towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among the Indian community in Chatsworth, South Africa

Table 2 The influence of the various demographic factors upon CAM usage

Variable versus CAM use	Category 1	Category 2	Category 3	P-value
Age	<45 years	>45 years		0.209
Religion	Hinduism	Christianity	Islam	0.995
Sex	Male	Female		0.365
Education level	<Grade 9	>Grade 9		0.195
Annual Income (Rands)	<R40000	>R40000		0.666
Employment	Yes	No		0.198
Smoking status	Yes	No		0.399
Alcohol Consumption	Yes	No		0.515

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