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Table 4 Patient’s Perceived Benefit, Side Effects from TCM and Total Money Spent for TCM (n = 213)

From: Traditional and complementary medicine use among chronic haemodialysis patients: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Variables

n (%)

Patient’s Perception of Benefits

 No effect at all

75 (35.2)

 I feel better

89 (41.8)

 I feel worse

15 (7.0)

 I am not sure

34 (16.0)

Patient’s Perception of Side Effects

 Yesa

20 (9.4)

 No

131 (61.5)

 Uncertain

62 (29.1)

Total Money Spent

 Less than RM 100 (USD 24)

58 (27.2)

 RM 100–299 (USD 24–72)

44 (20.7)

 RM 300–499 (USD 72–120)

37 (17.4)

 RM 500–999 (USD 120–240)

32 (15.0)

 RM 1000–4999 (USD 240–1200)

37 (17.4)

 More than RM 5000 (USD 1200)

5 (2.3)

  1. a side effects experienced by patients include vomiting, nausea, itchiness, diarrhea, lethargic and body swelling