Table 4.
Prevalence of help-seeking behavior for mild symptoms
| HSB | Mild symptoms | |
|---|---|---|
| N | Percentage | |
| Doing nothing | 10 | 3.1 |
| Self-care (changing lifestyles, sleeping, resting, taking a bath) | 146 | 46.3 |
| Seeking information | 42 | 13.3 |
| Consulting family and friends | 126 | 40.0 |
| Consulting community members | 10 | 3.2 |
| Using complementary medicine | 27 | 8.6 |
| Using home medicine | 129 | 41.0 |
| Using OTC drugs | 97 | 30.8 |
| Consulting pharmacists | 15 | 4.8 |
| Consulting primary care physicians | 227 | 72.1 |
| Visiting medical institutions other than primary care physicians | 19 | 6.0 |
| Visiting the emergency room of general hospitals (including calling for an ambulance) | 17 | 5.4 |
HSB Help-seeking behavior, OTC Over-the-counter