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Table 3 Frequency of ATM and CAM use by income category, level of education and religion (n = 1748)

From: Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use by HIV patients a decade after public sector antiretroviral therapy roll out in South Africa: a cross sectional study

Highest education level

Total sample (N = 1748)

ATM use prior to ART (n = 382)

ATM use post ART (n = 142)

Chi-square P-value a

CAM use post ART (n = 37)

p-valueb

Some primary school

163

48

18

0.000

3

0.421

Completed primary school

169

44

14

0.000

3

Some high school grade 7 to grade 11

700

156

54

0.000

18

Completed high school

559

109

47

0.000

9

Post high school diploma

40

3

0

NA

1

Higher certificate

82

14

5

0.000

1

Bachelor degree

13

3

2

0.005

1

Never attended school and other

15

4

2

0.035

1

Missing value

7

1

0

NA

0

Income situation

    

Unemployed and no formal income

1031

178

74

0.000

19

0.274

≤R 100 000 ($8333.3)

585

159

60

0.000

16

8333–16666.6)

86

37

4

0.030

1

16750–25000)

12

1

0

NA

0

25083–33333.3)

5

0

0

NA

1

33417–41667)

2

0

0

NA

0

Self-employed and undisclosed income

4

2

2

0.135

0

Missing value

23

5

2

0.046

0

Religious affiliation

Christian

1345

249

89

0.000

24

0.725

Shembe

140

47

18

0.000

6

Zion Christian Church (ZCC)

97

36

23

0.000

4

Atheist

54

8

2

0.000

0

Believers in ancestors/traditional Zulu

31

18

4

0.000

1

Muslims

14

5

0

NA

0

Hindus

7

0

0

NA

0

Other (St Johns,Chibihi, Wisile)

56

18

6

0.000

2

Missing value

4

1

0

NA

0

  1. ART antiretroviral therapy, ATM African traditional medicine, NA not applicable
  2. Legend: a: Cross tabulations and Chi-square tests were performed; b Non parametric tests were performed