Table 5.
Origin of HP among HP and HP non-users, and the detailed data for HP users divided according to non-psychotic symptoms.
| Origin of HP | Total number (%) | Pharmacy | Herbal pharmacy | Amateur herbalist | Collect HP personally | Multiple answers# | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP users | 55 (62.5) | 22 (40) | 14 (25.45) | 4 (7.28) | 9 (16.37) | 6 (10.9) | 0.1126 |
| HP non-users* | 33 (37.5) | 13 (23.64) | 9 (27.27) | 5 (15.15) | 0 | 6 (18.18) | |
| Purpose for HP usage among HP users | 0.1523 | ||||||
| Anxiety symptoms | 34 (61.8) | 16 (47.2) | 7 (20.6) | 1 (2.9) | 6 (17.7) | 4 (11.8) | |
| Depression symptoms | 3 (5.45) | 0 | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | |
| Combined anxiety and depression symptoms | 14 (24.45) | 6 (42.8) | 4 (28.7) | 1 (7.1) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (7.1) | |
| Insomnia | 4 (7.3) | 0 | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 0 | 0 | |
*
Answers from those subjects that possessed any knowledge on the origin of HP utilized for the stated purposes.
#
Some of the subjects gave more than one answer to this question.