Research Article
Ayurveda: Between Religion, Spirituality, and Medicine
Table 1
Sociodemographic data.
| Parameters | Therapists | Patients | Total | value |
| Number of patients (%) | 70 (50.0%) | 70 (50.0%) | 140 (100%) | | Age | | | | 0.296 | 30 | 6 (11.6%) | 2 (2.9%) | 10 (7.2%) | | 30–50 | 42 (60.9%) | 50 (71.4%) | 92 (66.2%) | | 50 | 19 (27.5%) | 18 (25.7%) | 37 (26.6%) | | Gender | | | | 0.693 | Male | 18 (25.7%) | 16 (22.9%) | 34 (24.3%) | | Female | 52 (74.3%) | 54 (77.1%) | 106 (75.7%) | | Education | | | | 0.923 | Secondary school | 5 (7.1%) | 5 (7.1%) | 10 (7.1%) | | Junior high school | 16 (22.9%) | 19 (27.1%) | 35 (25.0%) | | High school | 13 (18.6%) | 11 (15.7%) | 24 (17.1%) | | University/college | 31 (44.3%) | 28 (40.0%) | 59 (42.1%) | | Others | 5 (7.1%) | 7 (10.0%) | 12 (8.6%) | | Actual profession | | | | <0.001 | Medical doctor | 24 (34.8%) | 9 (12.9%) | 33 (23.7%) | | Alternative practitioner | 5 (7.2%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (3.6%) | | Ayurveda therapist | 22 (31.9%) | 11 (15.7%) | 33 (23.7%) | | Yoga instructor | 3 (4.3%) | 1 (1.4%) | 4 (2.9%) | | Psychologist | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.7%) | | Medical associated profession | 3 (4.3%) | 3 (4.3%) | 6 (4.3%) | | Others | 11 (15.9%) | 46 (65.7%) | 57 (41.0%) | | Income ( per month) | | | | 0.233 | <1000 | 17 (25.0%) | 7 (10.3%) | 24 (17.6%) | | 1000–1500 | 11 (16.2%) | 11 (16.2%) | 22 (16.2%) | | 1500–2000 | 9 (13.2%) | 12 (17.6%) | 21 (15.4%) | | 2000–2500 | 7 (10.3%) | 6 (8.8%) | 13 (9.6%) | | >2500 | 16 (23.5%) | 17 (25.0%) | 33 (24.3%) | | Unknown | 8 (11.8%) | 15 (22.1%) | 23 (16.9%) | | Number of children | | | | 0.653 | 0 | 28 (40.0%) | 34 (49.3%) | 62 (44.6%) | | 1 | 11 (15.7%) | 11 (15.9%) | 22 (15.8%) | | ≥2 | 31 (44.3%) | 24 (34.7%) | 55 (39.6%) | | Location (number of inhabitants) | | | | 0.806 | <5000 | 10 (14.3%) | 8 (11.6%) | 18 (12.9%) | | 5000–50 000 | 18 (25.7%) | 17 (24.6%) | 35 (25.2%) | | 50 000–100 000 | 11 (15.7%) | 8 (11.6%) | 19 (13.7%) | | >100 000 | 29 (41.4%) | 35 (50.7%) | 64 (46.0%) | | Unknown | 2 (2.9%) | 1 (1.4%) | 3 (2.2%) | |
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