Table 4 Characteristics of patients using medicinal herbs (n = 58)
From: Medicinal herb use among asthmatic patients attending a specialty care facility in Trinidad
Patient characteristics | No. (%) (Out of 58) |
|---|---|
Reason for using herbs | Â |
Traditional/Cultural | 21 (36.2) |
Natural/Healthy | 12 (20.7) |
Conventional medicine not working | 12 (20.7) |
Other | 13 (22.4) |
Source of herbs | Â |
At home/backyard garden | 25 (43.1)* |
Supermarket | 9 (15.5) |
Herbalist/Herbal Shop/ Pharmacy | 14 (24.1) |
Relative/friend | 4 (6.9) |
Other | 6 (10.3) |
Source of information | Â |
Relative/friend | 41 (70.7)* |
Herbalist | 6 (10.3) |
No consultation | 9 (15.5) |
Other | 2 (3.5) |
Time last used herbs | Â |
Within last week | 17 (29.3) |
Within last month | 9 (15.5) |
Within last 3 months | 6 (10.3) |
Within last 6 months | 3 (5.2) |
More than 6 months ago | 23 (39.7) |