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Health advice-seeking practices in the participants already on medications for preexisting conditions (n=83)
| Health advice-seeking practices | Number of participants |
|---|---|
| Continue to take medication as prescribed earlier | 66 |
| Consulted their doctor over phone | 11 |
| Visited their doctors personally after consulting them over phone | 2 |
| Stopped the medications on their own after completing the prescribed regimen | 4 |
