Table 8.

Locus of control and health outcomes (N = 239).

Locus of control	Yes	%	No	%
Internal locus of control
Directly responsible for own health	120	0.2	119	49.8
Remaining healthy depends on self	110	46.0	129	54.0
In control of own health	75	31.4	164	68.6
If sick, recovery depends on self	72	30.1	167	69.9
External locus of control
Illness as a result of bad luck/ill fate	145	60.7	94	39.3
Illness as a result of karma	107	44.8	132	55.2
Illness as a result of God's will	76	31.8	163	68.2
Illness as a result of evil eye	43	18.0	196	82.0
Recovery depends upon luck/fate	143	59.8	96	40.2
Recovery depends upon God	109	45.6	130	54.4