Table 5 Factors associated with the utilization of herbal medicine, Hossana, June, 2015
Variable | Use of herbal medicine N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | COR at 95 % CI | AOR at 95 % CI | |
Educational status | ||||
No formal education | 6 (17.1 %) | 29 (82.9 %) | 6.77 (2.445,18.726)* | 4.41 (1.107,17.556)*** |
Primary | 18 (14 %) | 111 (86 %) | 8.63 (4.223,17.651)* | 4.15 (1.506,11.447)** |
Secondary | 36 (27.9 %) | 93 (72.1 %) | 3.62 (1.904,6.869)* | 2.55 (1.083,6.025)*** |
More than secondary | 35 (58.3 %) | 25 (41.7 %) | 1 | 1 |
Occupation | ||||
Housewife | 28 (15.0 %) | 159 (85.0 %) | 1 | 1 |
Students | 7 (43.8 %) | 9 (56.2 %) | 5.68 (1.709,18.868)*** | 5.68 (1.528,21.129)*** |
Privately owned business | 16 (26.2 %) | 45 (73.8 %) | 1.29 (0.286,5.774) | 1.26 (0.231,6.858) |
Governmental employee | 31 (50 %) | 31 (50 %) | 2..81 (.792,9.987) | 2.55 (0.640,10.164) |
Non-governmental employee | 7 (46.7 %) | 8 (53.3 %) | 1.00 (0.290,3.443) | 1.63 (0.376,7.068) |
Others | 6 (50 %) | 6 (50 %) | 1.14 (0.250,5.224) | 1.97 (0.356,11.067) |
Average monthly income | ||||
<2116.22 | 47 (35.9 %) | 84 (64.1 %) | 1 | 1 |
≥2116.22 | 43 (20.6 %) | 166 (79.4 %) | 2.16 (1.323,3.525)** | 1.07 (0.579,1.9770 |
Knowledge on use of herbal medicine | ||||
Insufficient knowledge | 26 (38.2 %) | 42 (61.8 %) | 1 | 1 |
Sufficient knowledge | 69 (24.2 %) | 216 (75.8 %) | 0.516 (0.295,0.903)*** | 0.37 (0.189,0.789)** |
Attitude towards use of herbal medicine | ||||
Negative attitude | 32 (18.9 %) | 137 (81.1 %) | 1 | 1 |
Positive attitude | 63 (34.2 %) | 121 (65.8 %) | 2.23 (1.365,3.641)* | 1.67 (0.941,2.972) |
Trimester of pregnancy | ||||
First trimester | 9 (52.9 %) | 8 (47.1 %) | 1 | 1 |
Second trimester | 44 (29.9 %) | 103 (70.1 %) | 0.25 (0.092,0.699)** | 0.22 (0.078,0.762)*** |
Third trimester | 42 (22.2 %) | 147 (77.8 %) | 0.67 (0.409,1.094) | 0.74 (0.414,1.312) |