Table 2.
Concurrent use of both herbal and orthodox medicines.
| Variable | Subgroup | Frequency | Percentage |
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| Have you ever used herbal medicine (HM) for current sickness before coming to the hospital? (n = 120) | Yes | 30 | 25.0 |
| No | 86 | 71.7 | |
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| Have you ever used orthodox medicine (OM) for current sickness before coming to the herbal clinic? (n = 120) | Yes | 81 | 67.5 |
| No | 37 | 30.8 | |
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| Are you concurrently using HM and OM for current ailment? | Yes | 43 | 17.9 |
| No | 187 | 77.9 | |
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| Did orthodox doctor or herbal doctor ask you of current usage of HM and OM? (n = 43) | Yes | 12 | 27.9 |
| No | 27 | 62.8 | |
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| Do you intend stopping concurrent use of HM and OM? | Yes | 7 | 16.3 |
| No | 25 | 58.1 | |
| Not sure | 11 | 25.6 | |
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| What are the reasons for concurrent use of HM and OM? (n = 39) | Both work together to manage my condition | 10 | 25.6 |
| Make me more comfortable about managing my condition | 2 | 5.1 | |
| More effective in treating diseases | 9 | 23.1 | |
| Others | 4 | 10.3 | |
| Quicken recovery | 7 | 17.9 | |
| Treatment cost is lower | 7 | 17.9 | |