Table 4 Respondents’ practice of COVID-19 home remedy use (N = 624)
Practice of COVID-19 home remedy use | N (%) |
|---|---|
Taken together with modern medicine? | |
Yes | 513 (82%) |
No | 111 (18%) |
Taken together with vitamins or supplements? | |
Yes | 484 (78%) |
No | 140 (22%) |
Ingredient Source | |
Supermarket | 247 (40%) |
Given by friends/family | 160 (26%) |
My garden pot | 22 (3.5%) |
Chinese Dispensary | 15 (2.4%) |
Buy from overseas | 7 (1.1%) |
Traditional/ Spiritual Healers | 7 (1.1%) |
Reason for using COVID-19 home remedy: I used home remedies … | |
… to relief/ ease the symptoms experienced | 256 (41%) |
… as recommended by my family | 197 (32%) |
… as a cure for the infection | 117 (19%) |
… to prevent a more severe infection | 116 (19%) |
… as recommended by other people | 102 (16%) |
Knowledge of COVID-19 home remedy: My source of knowledge for the home remedies came from … | |
… family members (including passed down from generation to generation) | 233 (36%) |
… social media | 194 (30%) |
… recommendations from someone I know (not family members) | 184 (29%) |
… internet searches | 154 (24%) |
… self-learning | 126 (20%) |
… books/ magazine | 22 (3.4%) |
Type of COVID-19 home remedy: | |
Clove | 231 (37%) |
Lemon | 231 (37%) |
Honey | 144 (23%) |
Coconut | 29 (4.6%) |
Eucalyptus oil | 23 (3.7%) |
Habbatussauda | 22 (3.5%) |
Traditional/Herbal Cough Syrup | 15 (2.4%) |
Turmeric | 14 (2.2%) |
Perceived Effectiveness | |
Not effective or less effective | 771 (89%) |
Effective or very effective | 93 (11%) |