Table 2 Comparison of health behaviors among herb users and non-herb-users
Health behaviors | Total | Herb users | Non-herb-users | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1592) | (n = 708) | (n = 884) |  | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p-value* | |
Current cigarette smokers | 164 (10.3) | 69 (9.7) | 95 (10.7) | 0.52 |
Alcohol use | Â | Â | Â | 0.2 |
 Never | 1197 (75.2) | 538 (76.1) | 659 (74.5) |  |
 Monthly or less | 278 (17.5) | 112 (15.8) | 166 (18.8) |  |
 2–4 times a month | 83 (5.2) | 45 (6.4) | 38 (4.3) |  |
 2–3 times a week | 29 (1.8) | 10 (1.4) | 19 (2.1) |  |
 4 or more times a week | 4 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) | 0.17 |
Exercised during the past week | 563 (35.5) | 225 (33.3) | 308 (34.4) | 0.59 |
Self-help utilization | 765 (48.1) | 352 (49.7) | 413 (46.7) | 0.23 |
Quality of life |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Poor/very poor | 204 (12.9) | 82 (11.7) | 122 (13.9) |  |
 Neither poor nor good | 645 (40.9) | 326 (46.6) | 320 (36.5) |  |
 Good/very good | 727 (46.2) | 292 (41.7) | 435 (49.6) |  |
Type of treatment sought for a chronic condition | Â | |||
 Herbalist | 325 (18.3) | 303 (31.7) | 19 (2.3) | < 0.001 |
 Medical | 1449 (81.7) | 653 (68.3) | 790 (97.7) | 0.04 |
Would a healthcare worker blame you for your medical condition? | 0.08 | |||
 Very unlikely | 1158 (73.1) | 531 (75.6) | 627 (69.8) |  |
 Unlikely | 360 (22.7) | 141 (20.1) | 219 (24.5) |  |
 Neither | 30 (1.9) | 16 (2.3) | 16 (1.8) |  |
 Likely | 34 (2.1) | 14 (2.0) | 20 (2.3) |  |
 Very likely | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.2) |  |
Type of condition addresses with herbal remedies [Herbal users only] | ||||
 Acute | 170 (24.3) |  |  |  |
 Chronic | 394 (56.9) |  |  |  |
Improvement of overall health | 129 (18.6) | Â | Â | Â |