Research Article
Understanding CAM Use in Lebanon: Findings from a National Survey
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants (n = 1500).
| | | Total | CAM Users | Non-CAM Users | Significance | | N=1500 | N=448 | N=1052 |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | 32-51 | 588 (39.2) | 198 (44.2) | 390 (37.1) | | | ≤31 | 543 (36.2) | 153 (34.2) | 390 (37.1) | | ≥52 | 369 (24.6) | 97 (21.7) | 272 (25.9) |
| | Gender | | | | | | Males | 816 (54.4) | 231 (51.6) | 585 (55.6) | | | Females | 684 (45.6) | 217 (48.4) | 467 (44.4) |
| | Education | | | | | | Primary education or lower | 337 (22.5) | 112 (25.0) | 225 (21.4) | | | High school/technical school | 827 (55.1) | 255 (56.9) | 572 (54.4) | | University education or higher | 336 (22.4) | 81 (18.1) | 255 (24.2) |
| | Employment status | | | | | | Unemployed | 464 (30.9) | 139 (31.0) | 325 (30.9) | | | Employed | 1036 (69.1) | 309 (69.0) | 727 (69.1) |
| | Monthly income ($) | | | | | | <1000 | 841 (56.1) | 239 (53.3) | 601 (57.2) | | | 1000-2000 | 428 (28.5) | 123 (27.5) | 305 (29.0) | | >2000 | 231 (15.4) | 86 (19.2) | 145 (13.8) |
| | Presence of chronic disease | | | | | | No | 1171 (78.1) | 328 (73.2) | 843 (80.1) | | | Yes | 329 (21.9) | 120 (26.8) | 209 (19.9) |
| | Perceived health status | | | | | | Excellent | 484 (32.3) | 132 (29.5) | 352 (33.5) | | | Very good | 366 (24.4) | 109 (24.3) | 257 (24.4) | | Good | 398 (26.5) | 126 (28.1) | 272 (25.9) | | Fair | 200 (13.3) | 69 (15.4) | 131 (12.5) | | Poor | 52 (3.5) | 12 (2.7) | 40 (3.8) |
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