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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of CAM users and non-users (n = 350)

From: Prevalence, patterns, and perceived value of complementary and alternative medicine among cancer patients: a cross-sectional, descriptive study

Characteristic

CAM users (%) (n = 137)

CAM non-users (%) (n = 213)

P

Total (n)

%

Gender

 Male

43 (31.4)

58 (27.2)

0.401

101

28.9

 Female

94 (68.6)

155 (72.8)

0.401

249

71.1

Age

  < 20

0 (0.0)

2 (0.9)

0.522

2

0.6

 21–30

4 (2.9)

4 (1.9)

0.716

8

2.3

 31–40

22 (16.1)

26 (12.2)

0.341

48

13.7

 41–50

51 (37.2)

58 (27.2)

0.058

109

31.1

 51–60

11 (8.0)

38 (17.8)

0.011

49

14.0

  > 60

49 (35.8)

85 (39.9)

0.499

134

38.3

Religion

 Christianity

71 (51.8)

135 (63.4)

0.081

206

59.8

 Hinduism

49 (35.8)

58 (27.2)

0.880

107

29.7

 Islam

11 (8.0)

15 (7.0)

0.139

26

7.4

 Other

6 (4.4)

5 (2.3)

0.823

11

3.1

Ethnicity

 Afro-Trinidadian

35 (25.5)

68 (31.9)

0.035

103

29.4

 Indo-Trinidadian

87 (63.5)

123 (57.7)

0.097

210

60.0

 Mixed

10 (7.3)

19 (8. 9)

0.835

29

8.3

 Other

5 (3.6)

3 (1.4)

0.351

8

2.3

Employment status

 Unemployed

91 (66.4)

153 (71.8)

0.287

244

69.7

 Employed

46 (33.6)

60 (28.2)

0.287

106

30.3

Education level

 Less than primary school

2 (1.5)

10 (4.7)

0.137

12

3.4

 Primary school

44 (32.1)

83 (39.0)

0.211

127

36.3

 Secondary school

63 (46.0)

89 (41.8)

0.442

152

43.4

 Tertiary

28 (20.4)

31 (14.6)

0.188

59

16.9

  1. Data are the number (percentage)