Table 3 Reasons for visiting TKM clinics
Category | To receive therapeutic treatments (%) | To receive traditional herbal medicines (%) | Health consultations (%) | To be vaccinated (%) | To receive physical therapy (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.655 | |||||
(Average) | (67.7) | (18.6) | (13.1) | (0.3) | (0.15) | |
Male | 69.0 | 16.9 | 13.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
Female | 66.5 | 20.4 | 12.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
Age (yrs) | 0.158 | |||||
20-29 | 66.9 | 18.1 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
30-39 | 65.3 | 20.0 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |
40-49 | 62.8 | 22.4 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | |
50-59 | 67.3 | 20.3 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
60-69 | 82.8 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Level of education | 0.659 | |||||
High school graduate | 70.1 | 17.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
College | 67.2 | 18.9 | 13.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
College graduate | 65.9 | 20.0 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Frequency of TKM clinics | <0.001 | |||||
1-4 | 63.3 | 21.3 | 15.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
5-9 | 79.6 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
10 or more | 86.4 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | |
TKM reliability | 0.025 | |||||
Trust | 72.5 | 17.1 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Neutral | 56.6 | 21.7 | 21.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
Distrust | 45.0 | 35.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |