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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of CAM users and non-users

From: Prevalence, patterns, and perceived value of complementary and alternative medicine among HIV patients: a descriptive study

Characteristic

CAM users

CAM non-users

p

Gender

 Male

47 (41.6)

111 (48.3)

0.252

 Female

66 (58.4)

119 (51.7)

0.252

Age (years)

  < 20

5 (4.4)

21 (9.1)

0.135

 21–30

34 (30.1)

61 (26.5)

0.522

 31–40

40 (35.4)

63 (27.4)

0.134

 41–50

30 (26.5)

60 (26.1)

0.927

 51–60

0 (0.0)

3 (1.3)

0.544

  > 60

4 (3.5)

22 (9.6)

0.052

Marital status

 Single

57(50.4)

140 (60.9)

0.081

 Married

20(17.7)

39 (17.0)

0.880

 Widowed

10 (8.8)

10 (4.3)

0.139

 Divorced

7 (6.2)

17 (7.4)

0.823

 Common law

18 (15.9)

20 (8.7)

0.066

Ethnicity

 Afro-Trinidadian

62 (54.9)

116 (50.4)

0.491

 Indo-Trinidadian

18 (59.8)

61 (26.5)

0.030

 Other

33 (29.2)

53 (23.0)

0.234

Employment status

 Unemployed

83 (73.5)

155 (67.4)

0.265

 Employed

30 (26.5)

75 (32.6)

0.265

Education level

 Primary school

9 (8.0)

41 (17.8)

0.015

 Secondary school

82 (72.6)

170 (73.9)

0.509

 Tertiary

21 (18.6)

18 (7.8)

0.006

  1. CAM complementary and alternative medicine
  2. Data are the mean number (percentage)