Table 2 Health behaviours of older women with non-communicable diseases (n=181)
Variable | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Access to healthcare: | |
 Local public clinic | 144 (79.6) |
 Private clinic | 6 (3.3) |
 District public hospital | 72 (39.8) |
 Private hospital | 3 (1.7) |
 General hospital | 35 (19.3) |
 Mobile clinic | 1 (0.6) |
 Traditional practitioner | 0 (0.0) |
 No one, self-medicates | 1 (0.6) |
Receives health information: | |
 Doctor | 162 (89.5) |
 Nurse | 154 (85.1) |
 Other health professionals | 31 (17.1) |
 Programmes/organizations | 36 (19.9) |
 Books | 50 (27.6) |
 Internet | 10 (5.5) |
 TV | 96 (53.0) |
 Radio | 98 (54.1) |
 Family | 85 (47.0) |
 Private health funds | 9 (5.0) |
Classes of conventional medicines (CM) used/conditions treated with CM: | Â |
 High blood pressure | 146 (80.7) |
 Pain | 78 (43.1) |
 Anti-retrovirals | 5 (2.8) |
 Heart | 10 (5.5) |
 Diuretics | 42 (23.2) |
 Allergies | 7 (3.9) |
 Diabetes | 41 (22.7) |
 Anti-coagulants | 40 (22.1) |
 Dietary supplements | 15 (8.3) |
 Anti-depressants | 16 (8.8) |
 Epilepsy | 1 (0.6) |
 Anti-inflammatory agents | 13 (7.2) |
 Ulcers | 3 (1.7) |
 Antibiotics | 1 (0.6) |
 Arthritis | 6 (3.3) |
 Muscle relaxants | 1 (0.6) |
 Asthma | 16 (8.8) |
 Cholesterol | 43 (23.8) |
Reported traditional herbal medicine use | 55 (30.4) |