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| Using herbal remedies | Not using herbal remedies | X2 | P-value |
| Age (years) | N = 107 | N = 243 | 5.187 | 0.075 |
| <40 | 20 (18.7) | 43 (17.7) |
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| 40 - 59 | 54 (50.5) | 95 (39.1) |
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| >59 | 33 (30.8) | 105 (43.2) |
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| Sex |
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| Male | 47 (43.9) | 150 (61.7) | 9.576 | 0.001 |
| Female | 60 (56.1) | 93 (38.3) |
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| Education |
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| Illiterate | 22 (20.6) | 51 (21.0) | 0.283 | 0.868 |
| <12 years of education | 30 (28.0) | 70 (28.8) |
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| ³12 years of education | 55 (51.4) | 122 (50.2) |
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| Nationality |
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| 2.989 | 0.838 |
| Kuwaiti | 80 (74.8) | 201 (82.7) |
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| Non-Kuwaiti | 27 (25.2) | 42 (17.3) |
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| Monthly Income |
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| <500 KD | 25 (23.4) | 60 (24.7) | 34.518 | <0.00001 |
| 500 - 1000 KD | 50 (46.7) | 82 (33.7) |
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| ³1000 KD | 32 (29.9) | 101 (41.6) |
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| Occupation |
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| Employed | 70 (65.4) | 150 (61.7) | 0.938 | 0.626 |
| Unemployed | 10 (9.3) | 20 (8.2) |
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| Retired | 27 (25.2) | 73 (30.1) |
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| Marital status |
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| Married | 90 (84.1) | 220 (90.5) | 2.866 | 0.090 |
| Unmarried | 17 (15.9) | 23 (9.5) |
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