Table 4.

Characteristics of patients using medicinal herbs (n = 58)

Patient characteristics	No. (%) (Out of 58)
Reason for using herbs
Traditional/Cultural	21 (36.2)
Natural/Healthy	12 (20.7)
Conventional medicine not working	12 (20.7)
Other	13 (22.4)
Source of herbs
At home/backyard garden	25 (43.1)*
Supermarket	9 (15.5)
Herbalist/Herbal Shop/ Pharmacy	14 (24.1)
Relative/friend	4 (6.9)
Other	6 (10.3)
Source of information
Relative/friend	41 (70.7)*
Herbalist	6 (10.3)
No consultation	9 (15.5)
Other	2 (3.5)
Time last used herbs
Within last week	17 (29.3)
Within last month	9 (15.5)
Within last 3 months	6 (10.3)
Within last 6 months	3 (5.2)
More than 6 months ago	23 (39.7)