Table 2 Prevalence and types of traditional medicine utilization for their children in the Tole District (N = 267)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Utilization of TM last 12 months (n = 212) | ||
Yes | 182 | 85.9 |
No | 30 | 14.1 |
When have you used TM for your child? (n = 212) | ||
Within 1 month | 31 | 14.6 |
Within 6 months | 53 | 25.0 |
Before 6 months | 128 | 60.4 |
Reason to use TM for your previous child/children (n = 152) | ||
When my child is sick | 127 | 83.6 |
Use daily | 4 | 2.6 |
Use weekly | 2 | 1.3 |
When there is no improvement with modern medicine | 10 | 6.6 |
As a preference to modern medicine | 9 | 5.9 |
Sources of information about the TM for your child (n = 212) | ||
Self | 9 | 4.2 |
Family | 106 | 50.0 |
Relatives | 20 | 9.5 |
Friends | 6 | 2.9 |
Neighbors | 34 | 16.0 |
Health professionals | 1 | 0.5 |
Religious institutions | 9 | 4.2 |
Traditional healers | 27 | 12.7 |
Type of TM ever used (n = 212) | ||
Religious/prayer therapy | 25 | 11.8 |
Herbal medicine | 73 | 34.4 |
Bone settlers | 16 | 7.5 |
Massage | 55 | 25.9 |
Tooth extractor | 13 | 6.1 |
Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) | 7 | 3.3 |
Functional foods | 15 | 7.1 |
Other (Tsefat /Kitab) | 8 | 3.9 |
Source of TM (n = 152) | ||
Cultivated | 9 | 5.9 |
Wild | 60 | 39.5 |
From healer | 77 | 50.7 |
I don’t know | 1 | 0.6 |
Prepared at home | 5 | 3.3 |