Table 5 Attitude of general home remedy use (N = 864)
Attitude of home remedy use | N (%) |
|---|---|
Perceived Safety: | |
Yes | 288 (48%) |
No | 152 (25%) |
Not Sure | 162 (27%) |
Reasons of Perceived Safety: | |
Contains natural sources | 204 (34%) |
Has been practiced traditionally over the decades | 14 (2.3%) |
Opinion on home remedy: | |
Do not know | 345 (40%) |
Home remedies work better with modern medicines | 148 (17%) |
Home remedies work just as well as modern medicine | 139 (16%) |
Modern medicines works better than home remedies | 82 (9.5%) |
Home remedies work better alone | 25 (2.9%) |
Others | 125 (14%) |