Table 2.

Self-help at home among respondents with pre-ulcers and ulcers, Ghana^*

Category of self-help	Pre-ulcers (n = 181)	Ulcers (n = 181)	P
Drank herbal concoctions at home	23.8	29.8	< 0.001
Placed herbal dressing on pre-ulcer/ulcers	63.0	51.9	< 0.001
Used pills and other drugs at home	34.3	49.7	< 0.001
Offered prayers at home	7.7	16.6	< 0.001
Nothing	26.0	32.6	0.003
Other home remedies (hot compress, massage, slitting nodules)	5.0	4.4	0.341

^*Categories reported by less than 5% of respondents are not presented. Total reported values in percentages include combined spontaneous and probed responses. Fisher's exact test was used for pre-ulcer and ulcer comparisons.