Traditional bone setting service users and associated factors among people with trauma in Mecha district, Ethiopia

Table 3 Prevalence of traditional bone setter utilization and interventions in Mecha district, 2021

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent (%)
Interventions made by TBS	Traditional medication	384	99.74
Interventions made by TBS	Referred to Hospital	1	0.26
Type of intervention	Massage	218	56.62
	Bambo Splinting	17	4.42
	Traction	110	28.57
	Traditional medication	40	10.39
Reason to utilize TBS	Peer pressure	134	34.81
	Fast service in TBS	1	0.26
	Lack of awareness and negligence	22	5.71
	Less costly in TBS	4	1.04
	TBS more accepted in society	224	58.18
Distance from home to TBS	< 30 min	76	19.74
	30–60 min	229	59.48
	60–120 min	61	15.84
	> 120 min	19	4.94
Frequency of TBS visit (n = 385)	< 3	85	22.08
Frequency of TBS visit (n = 385)	> = 3	300	77.92
Outcome TBS Rx	No improvement	16	4.24
	Improved	41	10.88
	Cured	277	73.47
	Complicated	43	11.41
Type of complication (n = 43)	Stiffness	5	7.82
	Mal-union	13	20.31
	Shortness	2	3.12
	Non union	3	4.69
	Infection	17	26.56
	Gangrene	5	7.82
	Pain	4	6.25
	Others	15	23.43

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