Variable | Number (%) |
---|---|
Reason for use: | |
 Family history | 26 (47.3) |
 Cultural beliefs | 12 (21.8) |
 Low cost | 9 (16.4) |
 Easily accessible | 7 (12.7) |
 Positive recommendation | 19 (34.5) |
 Conventional medicine failure | 0 (0.0) |
 Cures diseases | 3 (5.5) |
 Treats side effects | 3 (5.5) |
 Doctor recommended | 1 (1.8) |
 Treat a condition | 25 (45.5) |
THM obtained: | |
 Market | 24 (43.6) |
 Traditional practitioner | 9 (16.4) |
 Personal harvest | 11 (20.0) |
 Pharmacy | 11 (20.0) |
 Over the counter | 3 (5.5) |
THM Administration: | |
 Tea | 44 (80.0) |
 Decoction | 4 (7.3) |
 Powder | 4 (7.3) |
 Extract | 8 (14.5) |
 Tablet | 1 (1.8) |
 Topical | 1 (1.8) |
Discloses use of conventional medicine to traditional practitioner | 6 (10.9) |
Discloses use of THM to health care practitioner | 7 (12.7) |
Uses THM ‘often’ or ‘always’ | 23 (41.8) |
Uses THM in combination with conventional medicine (medical pluralism) | 29 (52.7) |