From: Medicinal herb use among asthmatic patients attending a specialty care facility in Trinidad
Factors (n = 191) | No. (% of sample) | No. (%) using herbs |
---|---|---|
Residential district | Â | Â |
Rural | 27 (14.1) | 6/27 (22.2) |
Suburban | 119 (62.3)* | 36/119 (30.3) |
Urban | 42 (22.0) | 15/42 (35.7) |
No response | 3 (1.6) | 1/3 (33.3) |
Highest educational level attained | Â | Â |
No formal education | 10 (5.2) | 2/10 (20.0) |
≤ 7 years of formal education | 101 (52.9) | 26/101 (25.7) |
≤ 12 years of formal education | 64 (33.5) | 20/64 (31.3) |
> 12 year of formal education | 16 (8.4) | 10/16 (62.5)* |
Employment status | Â | Â |
Unemployed | 58 (30.4) | 19/58 (32.8) |
Technical | 12 (6.3) | 6/12 (50.0) |
Professional | 16 (8.4) | 5/16 (31.3) |
Clerical | 13 (6.3) | 6/13 (46.2) |
Vocational | 28 (12.6) | 5/28 (17.9) |
Student | 8 (4.2) | 4/8 (50.0) |
Housewife | 23 (12.0) | 7/23 (30.4) |
Pensioner | 33 (17.3) | 6/33 (18.2) |
Annual income (US$) | Â | Â |
≤ 3,999 | 82 (42.9) | 22/82 (26.8) |
4000 – 9,999 | 73 (38.2) | 23/73 (31.5) |
10,000 – 11,999 | 12 (6.3) | 4/12 (33.3) |
12,000 – 19,999 | 15 (7.9) | 7/15 (46.7) |
≥ 20,000 | 9 (4.7) | 2/9 (22.2) |