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Table 3 Factors associated with herb use among patients with chronic diseases

From: Prevalence of and factors associated with utilization of herbal medicines among outpatients in primary health centers in Cambodia

 

AOR (95% CI)

p-value*

Gender

  

 Male

Reference

 

 Female

1.24 (0.96,1.60)

0.10

Level of formal education

  

 No education

Reference

 

 Primary school

0.91 (0.72, 1.15)

0.42

 Secondary school

0.64 (0.44, 0.94)

0.02

 University or higher

0.27 (0.13, 0.55)

< 0.001

Hypertension

  

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

1.29 (1.02, 1.64)

0.04

Gastrointestinal diseases

  

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

1.99 (1.57, 2.53)

< 0.001

Quality of life

  

 Poor/very poor

Reference

 

 Neither poor nor good

1.56 (1.12, 2.16)

0.008

 Good/very good

1.06 (0.77, 1.47)

0.72

  1. Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
  2. *Variables significantly associated with herb use in bivariate analyses were simultaneously included in a multivariate logistic regression model
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

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