Use of traditional complementary and alternative medicine for HIV patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Variable	N = 618	%
*Sex*
Male	180	29.1
Female	438	70.9
*Age in years*
18–29	167	27.0
30–39	269	43.5
40–49	121	19.6
50 and above	61	9.9
*Marital status*
Never married	433	71.0
Currently married	73	12.0
Cohabitating	68	11.1
Divorced/separated	14	2.3
Widowed	22	3.6
*Highest education*
None	42	6.8
Primary	447	72.7
Secondary	122	19.8
Post-secondary	4	.7
*Ethnicity*
Zulu	612	99.0
Other	6	1.0
*Religious affiliation*
African/traditional	58	9.4
Christian (Protestant churches)	88	14.2
Christian (Catholic)	40	6.5
Apostolic	57	9.2
Zion Christian Church	167	27.0
Other	102	16.5
No religion	106	17.2
*Residence*
Rural village	285	46.3
Informal settlements (slums)	30	4.9
Urban/metropolitan areas	47	7.6
Township	150	24.4
Farm	104	16.9
*Employment situation*
Housewife, home maker	86	14.1
Unemployed	383	63.0
Employed	117	19.2
Pensioner, student, disabled	22	3.6
*Main source of household income*
Formal salary	182	29.4
Contribution by adult members	115	18.6
Government grant	138	22.3
Grants/donations by private welfare organizations	87	14.1
No income (other than social grant)	45	7.3
Other	51	8.3

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