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Sources from where patients obtained their medicinal plants
|
|
Wild life
|
47.9
|
|
Herbalists
|
20.5
|
|
Friends
|
12.3
|
|
Pharmacists
|
1.4
|
|
Undeclared
|
17.8
|
|
Sources from where patients obtained knowledge about medicinal plants
|
|
Family friend
|
8.33
|
|
Other patients
|
31.5
|
|
Herbalist
|
25.9
|
|
Public media
|
16.7
|
|
Pharmacists
|
0.93
|
|
Doctors
|
1.85
|
|
Internet
|
14.8
|
|
Reason reported by patients for using medicinal plants
|
|
Medicinal plants enhance my immune system
|
16.7
|
|
I was advised to use medicinal plants
|
15.8
|
|
Medicinal plants are available and affordable
|
5
|
|
Using medicinal plants is safe
|
27.5
|
|
Medicinal plants are effective
|
11.7
|
|
I have sufficient experience and information about medicinal plants
|
6.67
|
|
Medicinal plants improve conventional therapy and reduce their side effects
|
16.7
|
|
Reason reported by patients for not using medicinal plants
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|
I don’t have enough information on medicinal plants
|
28
|
|
I am not convinced that medicinal plants are better than conventional therapies
|
16
|
|
Medicinal plants might have serious side effects
|
56
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