Table 1.
Sociodemographic and economic characteristic, health profile, and type of traditional and complementary medicine use of the participants (N = 10).
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic and economic characteristics | ||
| Age in years | ||
| ≤20 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 21–30 | 3 | 30.0 |
| 31–40 | 6 | 60.0 |
| 41–50 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 51–60 | 0 | 0.0 |
| >60 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mean (SD) years | 31.6 (6.6) | |
| Min–Max in years | 20–40 | |
| Mode in years | 25 | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 7 | 70.0 |
| Male | 3 | 30.0 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Malay | 4 | 40.0 |
| Chinese | 1 | 10.0 |
| Bidayuh | 5 | 50.0 |
| Religions | ||
| Muslim | 4 | 40.0 |
| Christian | 5 | 50.0 |
| Buddhist | 1 | 10.0 |
| Education | ||
| No formal education | 0 | 0.0 |
| Primary | 1 | 10.0 |
| Secondary | 4 | 40.0 |
| Tertiary | 5 | 50.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 8 | 80.0 |
| Single | 2 | 20.0 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | 4 | 40.0 |
| Private employee | 3 | 30.0 |
| Government employee | 3 | 30.0 |
| Household income per month | ||
| ≤MYR1000 | 5 | 50.0 |
| MYR1001–2000 | 4 | 40.0 |
| MYR2001–3000 | 1 | 10.0 |
| MYR3001–4000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MYR4001–5000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| >MYR5000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mean (SD) MYR | 1250.00 (754.62) | |
| Min–Max in MYR | 500–2500 | |
| Mode in MYR | 500 | |
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| HEALTH PROFILE | ||
| Type of chronic diseases∗ | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 | 50.0 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 5 | 50.0 |
| Hypertension | 4 | 40.0 |
| Asthma | 3 | 30.0 |
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| Type of T&CM use ∗ | ||
| Supplement | 10 | 100.0 |
| Body massage | 2 | 20.0 |
| Malay herbs | 1 | 10.0 |
| Acupuncture | 1 | 10.0 |
T&CM: traditional and complementary medicine; ∗multiple response.