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Table 3 Use of herbal medicine and dietary supplements (TCAM products)

From: The utilization of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine for non-communicable diseases and mental disorders in health care patients in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam

Variable

 

Motivation

Helpfulness

 

Used (N, %)

Acute illness (%)

Long term illness (%)

To improve well-being (%)

Very/somewhat (%)

Herbs/herbal medicine

 All

1845 (41.0)

14.3

50.8

39.4

47.9/41.7

 Cambodia

708 (44.5)

23.9

55.6

20.5

35.6/54.6

 Thailand

473 (34.6)

6.1

50.4

43.4

57.3/33.0

 Vietnam

664 (42.9)

9.9

45.8

44.3

54.3/34.2

Vitamins/minerals

 All

1180 (26.5)

7.1

23.0

70.0

58.8/32.5

 Cambodia

358 (22.6)

10.9

10.9

78.1

64.1/31.4

 Thailand

242 (18.5)

7.9

21.2

70.9

64.5/31.0

 Vietnam

580 (37.3)

4.3

31.3

64.3

53.0/33.9

Homeopathic remedies

 All

86 (2.0)

8.4

73.5

18.0

78.3/10.8

 Cambodia

54 (3.4)

1.9

94.3

3.8

88.7/9.4

 Thailand

11 (0.9)

9.1

45.5

45.5

81.8/9.1

 Vietnam

21 (1.4)

26.3

31.6

42.1

47.4/15.8

Ginseng

 All

156 (3.6)

2.0

12.5

85.6

50.7/32.9

 Cambodia

1 (0.1)

0.0

0.0

100

0.0/100

 Thailand

65 (5.2)

1.6

18.8

79.7

59.4/28.1

 Vietnam

90 (6.0)

2.3

8.0

89.6

44.8/35.6

Other supplements

 All

396 (9.7)

4.8

25.3

75.3

50.5/35.0

 Cambodia

12 (0.8)

8.3

8.3

83.3

16.7/50.0

 Thailand

150 (14.5)

2.0

24.8

73.2

52.0/44.7

 Vietnam

234 (15.5)

6.5

26.4

67.0

51.3/28.8