Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
From: Complementary and alternative medicine use among pediatrics in Palestine: a cross-sectional study
Variable | Frequency (%) N = 420 |
|---|---|
Age (year) | 28.8 ± 6.4 |
Gender | |
Male | 6 (1.4) |
Female | 414 (98.6) |
Level of education | |
Illiterate | 7 (1.7) |
Primary | 86 (20.5) |
Secondary | 168 (40.0) |
University | 153 (36.4) |
Postgraduate | 6 (1.4) |
Income | |
Less than 2000 NISa) | 80 (19.0) |
Moderate (2000-5000 NIS) | 301 (71.7) |
High (More than 5000 NIS) | 39 (9.3) |
Marital status | |
Married | 416 (99) |
Divorced | 2 (0.5) |
Widowed | 2 (0.5) |
Number of children | 3 (2-4) |
Youngest child age (year) | 1 (0.44-2) |
Number of children up to 6 years | 2 (1-2) |
Locality | |
Urban | 285 (67.9) |
Rural | 105 (25) |
Camp | 30 (7.1) |
Employment status | |
Unemployed | 346 (82.4) |
Employed | 62 (14.8) |
Employed in health service | 7 (1.7) |
Previously employed | 5 (1.2) |
Health insurance | |
Yes | 327 (77.9) |
No | 93 (22.1) |