Table 1

Demographic data of the participants (n=152).

CAM user
VariableTotal n (%)Yes n (%)No n (%)
Gender
Male103 (67.76)53 (51.46)50(48.54)*
Female49 (32.24)37 (75.51)12 (24.49)
Nationality
Saudi93 (61.18)58 (62.37)35 (37.63)
Non-Saudi59 (38.82)32 (54.24)27 (45.76)
Marital status
Married137 (90.13)82 (59.85)55 (40.15)
Unmarried15 (9.87)8 (53.33)7 (46.67)
Family income (Saudi Riyal)
<500094 (61.84)56 (59.57)38 (40.43)
5000–20,00049 (32.24)31 (63.27)18 (36.73)
>20,0009 (5.92)3 (33.33)6 (66.67)
Living with family
Yes125 (82.24)76 (60.8)49 (39.2)
No27 (17.76)14 (51.85)13 (48.15)
Employment
Unemployed58 (38.16)36 (62.07)22 (37.93)
Employee42 (27.63)21 (50)21 (50)
Freelancer13 (8.55)5 (38.46)8 (61.54)
Retired39 (25.66)28 (71.79)11 (28.21)
Educational level
None57 (37.5)40 (70.18)17 (29.82)
Up to secondary school73 (48.03)38 (52.05)35 (47.95)
University and higher22 (14.47)12 (54.55)10 (45.45)
  • * Chi-square test, p=0.05