Table 3.
Diagnostic and treatment practices (n, %)
| Allopathy (59) | Ayurveda and Unani (114) | Homeopathy (85) | Total (N = 258) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | Diagnosis | 58 (98) | 109 (96) | 78 (92) | 245 (95) |
| Laboratory confirmation | 52 (90) | 99 (91) | 73 (94) | 224 (91) | |
| Treatment in clinic | 45 (78) | 58 (53) | 46 (59) | 149 (61) | |
| Cardiovascular diseases | Diagnosis | 55 (93) | 107 (94) | 75 (88) | 237 (92) |
| Laboratory confirmation | 44 (80) | 73 (68) | 55 (73) | 172 (73) | |
| Treatment in clinic | 40 (73) | 50 (47) | 40 (53) | 130 (55) | |
| Chronic respiratory diseases | Diagnosis | 53 (90) | 105 (92) | 76 (89) | 234 (91) |
| Laboratory confirmation | 40 (75) | 72 (69) | 53 (70) | 165 (71) | |
| Treatment in clinic | 43 (81) | 63 (60) | 50 (66) | 156 (67) | |
| Cancers | Diagnosis | 39 (66) | 52 (46) | 44 (52) | 135 (52) |
| Laboratory confirmation | 26 (67) | 21 (40) | 22 (50) | 69 (51) | |
| Treatment in clinic | 7 (18) | 10 (19) | 11 (25) | 28 (21) | |
| Tuberculosis | Diagnosis | 53 (90) | 76 (76) | 60 (71) | 189 (73) |
| Laboratory confirmation | 45 (85) | 50 (66) | 53 (88) | 148 (78) | |
| Treatment in clinic | 38 (72) | 21 (28) | 18 (30) | 77 (41) | |
| Dengue | Diagnosis | 51 (86) | 84 (74) | 59 (69) | 194 (75) |
| Laboratory confirmation | 47 (92) | 59 (70) | 52 (88) | 158 (81) | |
| Treatment in clinic | 35 (69) | 38 (45) | 27 (46) | 100 (52) |