Understanding CAM Use in Lebanon: Findings from a National Survey

Table 4

Association of sociodemographic characteristics with the Push factor (dissatisfaction with conventional medicine) among study participants (n = 1500).

		Crude OR	Adjusted OR
		(95 CI)	(95 CI)
Age	32-51	Reference	Reference
	≤31	2.49 (1.80, 3.46), p<0.0001	1.70 (1.19, 2.41), p=0.003
	≥52	1.12 (0.82, 1.53), p=0.469	1.97 (1.37,2.85), p=0.0003
Gender	Males	Reference	Reference
	Females	0.66 (0.51, 0.85), p=0.002	0.821 (0.62, 1.09), p=0.17
Education	Primary education or lower	Reference	Reference
	High school/ technical school	2.04 (1.17, 3.57), p=0.012	1.20 (0.64, 2.24), p=0.57
	University education or higher	3.69 (1.96, 6.93), p<0.0001	1.44 (0.70,2.96), p=0.32
Employment	Unemployed	Reference
	Employed	1.21 (0.92, 1.59), p=0.177	-
Monthly income ($)	<$1000	Reference	Reference
	1000-2000	2.08 (1.51, 2.86), p<0.0001	1.80 (1.28, 2.52), p=0.001
	>$2000	3.86 (2.33, 6.41), p<0.0001	2.97 (1.73,5.08), p<0.0001
Presence of chronic disease	No	Reference	Reference
	Yes	0.29 (0.22,0.38), p<0.001	0.49 (0.34, 0.71), p=0.0001
Perceived health status	Excellent	Reference	Reference
	Very good	0.86 (0.55, 1.36), p=0.528	0.97 (0.61, 1.55), p=0.89
	Good	0.29 (0.19, 0.42), p<0.0001	0.37 (0.25, 0.56), p<0.0001
	Fair	0.18 (0.12, 0.27), p<0.0001	0.30 (0.19, 0.49), p<0.0001
	Poor	0.10 (0.05, 0.19), p<0.0001	0.21 (0.10, 0.42), p<0.0001