Table 2 Distribution of Chinese medicine according to type of Chinese Medicine treatment received in patients with hepatitis C, stratified by number of outpatients visits
Number of TCM visits (times/per year) | Only Chinese herbal remedies | Only Acupuncture or traumatology | Combination both treatment | Total of TCM (N = 5691) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 2984 (52.43 %) | N = 64 (1.12 %) | N = 2643 (46.44 %) | ||
1-3 | 2423 (81.20Â %) | 64 (100Â %) | 1725 (65.27Â %) | 4212 (74.01Â %) |
4-6 | 212 (7.10Â %) | 0 | 320 (12.11Â %) | 532 (9.35Â %) |
>6 | 349 (11.70Â %) | 0 | 598 (22.63Â %) | 947 (16.64Â %) |