Research Article
Perception of Individuals with Diabetes about Efficacy and Safety of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia
Table 2
The sociodemographic characteristics and the source of information among users and nonusers of CAM.
| | Variables | CAM users, n (%) | CAM nonusers, n (%) | Chi-square (χ2) | value |
| | Gender | | Male | 62 (51.2) | 120 (50.4) | 0.0216 | 0.883 | | Female | 59 (48.8) | 118 (49.6) |
| | Marital status | | | Single | 34 (28.1) | 79 (33.2) | 0.9651 | 0.326 | | Married | 87 (71.9) | 159 (66.8) |
| | Education status | | | No education | 19 (15.7) | 48 (20.2) | 2.0629 | 0.356 | | ≤High school | 42 (34.7) | 67 (28.2) | | >High school | 60 (49.6) | 123 (51.7) |
| | Employment status | | | Employed | 74 (61.2) | 137 (57.6) | 0.6714 | 0.715 | | Unemployed | 36 (29.8) | 81 (34) | | Student | 11 (9.1) | 20 (8.4) |
| | Area of living | | City | 52 (43) | 94 (39.5) | 0.4025 | 0.526 | | Village | 69 (57) | 144 (60.5) |
| | Source of information about CAM | | Media | 51 (42.1) | 63 (26.5) | 24.114 | <0.001 | | Educational materials | 11 (9.1) | 10 (4.2) | | Friends and family | 37 (30.6) | 63 (26.5) | | Others | 22 (18.2) | 102 (42.9) |
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