Table 3.
Socio-cultural, perception and experiences of parents on the utilization of traditional medicine for their children in the Tole District (n = 212)
| Variables | Frequency | Valid Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Reasons for using TM | ||
| Being easily accessible | 118 | 55.7 |
| Cost/cheap | 114 | 53.8 |
| Being referred by someone | 95 | 44.8 |
| Family influence | 90 | 42.5 |
| Cultural belief | 114 | 53.8 |
| Religious belief | 121 | 57.1 |
| Experience and frequency of communicating with traditional healers | ||
| Never | 36 | 17.0 |
| Sometimes | 71 | 33.5 |
| As needed | 89 | 42.0 |
| Often | 5 | 2.4 |
| Very Often | 11 | 5.2 |
| Duration of illness (n = 212) | ||
| Acute illness (1–30 days) | 182 | 85.9 |
| Chronic illness (> 30 days) | 30 | 14.2 |
| Status of the child after treatment (n = 212) | ||
| Very Poor | 2 | 0.9 |
| Poor | 5 | 2.4 |
| Fair | 52 | 24.5 |
| Good | 88 | 41.5 |
| Very Good | 65 | 30.7 |
| Family practice of TM for themselves | Frequency | Percent |
| Yes | 161 | 60.3 |
| No | 106 | 39.7 |
| Reason for applying TM compared to modern medicine (n = 161) | ||
| When selected correctly, it is effective | 28 | 17.4 |
| Satisfaction with Traditional Medicine | 47 | 29.2 |
| Dissatisfaction with modern medicine | 19 | 11.8 |
| The fear of using drugs and the side effects | 8 | 5.0 |
| Difficulty in accessing health care facilities/ costliness | 15 | 9.3 |
| Less efficacy of modern medicine | 9 | 5.6 |
| Knowledge of traditional medicine | 35 | 21.7 |
| Level of satisfaction after TM utilization (n = 161) | ||
| Completely dissatisfied | 7 | 4.3 |
| Somewhat dissatisfied | 14 | 8.7 |
| Neutral | 34 | 21.1 |
| Somewhat satisfied | 58 | 36.0 |
| Completely satisfied | 48 | 29.8 |