Table 6 Association of age with knowledge and practices of herbal medicine
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 95% CI | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean | + | Std. Dev | Lower Bound | Upper Bound | F | p-value | ||
Herbal medicines are preferred because of less side effects (knowledge related statement) | Not sure | 119 | 34.3 | + | 10.71 | 32.40 | 36.29 | 4.39 | 0.013 |
No | 181 | 34.4 | + | 10.33 | 32.93 | 35.96 | |||
Yes | 109 | 38.0 | + | 11.33 | 35.80 | 40.11 | |||
Overuse of herbal medicines can cause adverse effects (knowledge related statement) | Not sure | 134 | 33.1 | + | 9.26 | 31.48 | 34.65 | 4.63 | 0.010 |
No | 153 | 36.2 | + | 11.24 | 34.41 | 38.00 | |||
Yes | 122 | 36.8 | + | 11.48 | 34.73 | 38.84 | |||
I give herbal medicines to my children if they suffer from fever or pain (practice related statement) | Not sure | 114 | 34.6 | + | 10.27 | 32.68 | 36.49 | 3.42 | 0.034 |
No | 131 | 33.9 | + | 10.31 | 32.14 | 35.71 | |||
Yes | 164 | 37.0 | + | 11.37 | 35.26 | 38.77 | |||