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Table 1 Treatment options (modern/alternative medicine) and usage among patients with hypertension

From: Use of alternative medicine for hypertension in Buikwe and Mukono districts of Uganda: a cross sectional study

Treatment options

Number ever used number% (CI)

Number of current users number% (CI)

Modern medicine alone

103

39.9 (34.1-46.0)

85

32.9 (27.5-38.9)

Modern and alternative medicine (combine)

134

51.9 (46.0-58.2)

37

14.3 (10.6-19.1)

Alternative medicine alone

11

4.3 (2.4-7.5)

37

14.3 (10.6-19.1)

None

10

3.9 (2.1-7.0)

99

38.4 (32.6-44.4)

  1. CI 95% confidence interval.