Table IV.
Significant Differences in Proportion of Caregivers Endorsing Beliefs About Asthma Treatments
| Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainland RI (ML) |
Island PR (IS) |
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| RIPR | RIDR | PRPR | PRDR | Significant Differences |
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| Treatments | by Site/Ethnicity | |||||
| Biologically Based Practices | Site | Ethnicity | ||||
| General Categories | ||||||
| Homemade Remedies | 24% | 48% | 64% | 92% | IS** | DR** |
| Botanical Remedies | 4% | 24% | 60% | 76% | IS** | DR* |
| Single Teas | ||||||
| Eucalyptus Tea | 28% | 32% | 64% | 76% | IS** | |
| Orange or Lemon Tea | 28% | 24% | 4% | 4% | IS* | |
| Bitter Verbena Tea | 4% | 8% | 16% | 48% | IS* | DR* |
| Chamomile Tea | 12% | 20% | 28% | 40% | IS* | |
| Syrups | ||||||
| Seven Syrups/Herbal Syrup (Siete Jarabes) | 16% | 16% | 28% | 44% | IS* | |
| Single Coffees | ||||||
| Black Coffee | 8% | 4% | 48% | 36% | IS** | |
| Single Milks | ||||||
| Donkey Milk | 4% | 4% | 56% | 64% | IS** | |
| Single Juices | ||||||
| Aloe Vera or Nopal Juice | 28% | 40% | 44% | 80% | IS* | DR* |
| Single Oils | ||||||
| Shark Oil | 32% | 36% | 8% | 52% | IS* | DR* |
| Cod Liver/Shark Oil | 52% | 48% | 32% | 76% | IS* | DR* |
| Single Item Remedies | ||||||
| A Spoonful of Honey | 20% | 20% | 52% | 44% | IS** | |
| Milk of Magnesia/Pepto Bismol | 4% | 0% | 32% | 40% | IS** | |
| Garlic | 8% | 24% | 20% | 40% | DR* | |
| Leaves of Beach Grapes | 4% | 4% | 16% | 48% | IS** | |
| Onion Tea with Cinnamon | 4% | 32% | 12% | 16% | DR* | |
| Radish Tea with Watercress | 16% | 44% | 0% | 52% | DR** | |
| Castor Oil with Snake and Shark Oils | 16% | 32% | 0% | 32% | IS* | DR** |
| Coconut Oil with Natural Brown Sugar | 4% | 24% | 24% | 64% | IS* | DR** |
| Shark Oil, Honey, Aloe Vera, Witch Hazel | 20% | 24% | 12% | 76% | DR** | |
| Aloe Vera with Honey and Lemon | 32% | 52% | 32% | 60% | IS** | DR* |
| Witch Hazel with Honey and Onion | 12% | 20% | 4% | 64% | DR** | |
| Watercress with Onion, Garlic, and Honey | 24% | 56% | 4% | 28% | DR* | |
| Mind-Body Based Practices | ||||||
| Calming Down | 80% | 72% | 36% | 48% | ML* | |
| Remaining Calm | 76% | 92% | 76% | 88% | DR* | |
| Rest | 72% | 100% | 44% | 76% | ML* | DR** |
| Manipulative and Body-Based Practices | ||||||
| Stop Exercising | 36% | 60% | 20% | 40% | IS* | DR* |
| Rub Chest and Back | 52% | 72% | 92% | 92% | IS** | |
| Rub Vicks on Feet and Cover with Socks | 24% | 36% | 12% | 56% | IS* | DR* |
| Putting Hot Water on the Chest | 4% | 8% | 4% | 56% | IS** | |
| A Compress of Hot Coffee on the Head | 4% | 4% | 40% | 44% | IS** | |
| Conventional Treatments | Site | Ethnicity | ||||
| Going to the Hospital | 96% | 92% | 60% | 72% | ML** | |
| Prescription Medication | 100% | 96% | 88% | 88% | ML* | |
| Medications Against Asthma | 72% | 92% | 100% | 96% | IS** | |