Table 5 Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic factors and herbal medicine use among patients on HAART at TASO Uganda, during 2008
Variable | Used herbal N = 135(%) | Not used herbal N = 266 (%) | Unadjusted OR (95%CI) | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Male | 33 (24.4) | 88 (33.1) | 1.00 | 0.076 |
Female | 102 (75.6) | 178 (66.9) | 0.65 (0.41 - 1.05) | |
Age (categorized at median age) | ||||
≤ 38 years | 56 (41.5) | 155 (58.3) | 1.00 | 0.002 |
≥ 39 years | 79 (58.5) | 111 (41.7) | 0.51 (0.33 - 0.77) | |
*Religion | ||||
Catholic | 42 (31.11) | 67 (25.19) | 1.59 (0.097 - 26.1) | 0.74 |
Protestant | 49 (36.30) | 83 (31.20) | 1.69 (0.01 - 27.6) | 0.71 |
Muslim | 15 (11.11) | 58 (21.80) | 3.86 (0.2 - 65.4) | 0.34 |
Pentecost | 24 (17.78) | 53 (19.92) | 2.2 (0.13 - 36.8) | 0.58 |
Other | 5 (3.70) | 5 (1.88) | 1.00 | |
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 34 (25.2) | 104 (39.1) | 1.00 | 0.006 |
Not married | 101 (74.8) | 162 (60.9) | 1.91 (1.20 - 3.02) | |
Highest education level attained | ||||
Primary | 69 (51.11) | 135 (50.75) | 1.00 | |
Secondary | 45 (33.33) | 85 (31.95) | 0.97 (0.61 - 1.54) | 0.882 |
Tertiary | 4 (2.96) | 9 (3.38) | 1.15 (0.34 - 3.88) | 0.822 |
None | 17 (12.59) | 37 (13.91) | 1.11 (0.58 - 2.12) | 0.746 |
Occupation | ||||
Self employed | 62 (45.93) | 133 (50.00) | 1.00 | |
Salaried employed | 21 (15.56) | 47 (17.67) | 1.04 (0.57 - 1.90) | 0.889 |
None | 30 (22.22) | 53 (19.92) | 0.82 (0.48 - 1.41) | 0.481 |
Peasant | 22 (16.30) | 33 (12.41) | 0.70 (0.38 - 1.30) | 0.256 |