Table 8 COVID-19 home remedy use and perceived effectiveness in comparison to practice and attitude towards use of home remedy in general
COVID-19 Home Remedy Use | Perceived Effectiveness | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | No (N = 240) | Yes (N = 624) | p-value | Not / Less Effective (N = 531) | Effective / Very Effective (N = 93) | p-value |
Have you ever taken home remedies (in general) before? | < 0.001 a | 0.391 a | ||||
Yes | 19 (7.9%) | 583 (93%) | 498 (94%) | 85 (91%) | ||
No | 221 (92%) | 41 (6.6%) | 33 (6.2%) | 8 (8.6%) | ||
Do YOU feel that home remedies are safe? | < 0.001 a | 0.196 a | ||||
Yes | 0 (0%) | 288 (49%) | 239 (48%) | 49 (58%) | ||
Not Sure | 0 (0%) | 162 (28%) | 140 (28%) | 22 (26%) | ||
No | 19 (100%) | 133 (23%) | 119 (24%) | 14 (16%) | ||
Perceived Safety Reason: | ||||||
Has been practiced traditionally over the decades | 0 (0%) | 8 (1.4%) | < 0.001 b | 6 (1.2%) | 2 (2.4%) | 0.330 b |
Containing natural sources | 0 (0%) | 200 (34%) | 0.230a | 179 (36%) | 21 (25%) | 0.044 a |
Opinions on home remedy: | < 0.001 a | 0.204 b | ||||
Home remedies work better with modern medicines | 146 (61%) | 2 (0.3%) | 2 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Home remedies work better alone | 22 (9.2%) | 3 (0.5%) | 2 (0.4%) | 1 (1.1%) | ||
Home remedies work just as well as modern medicine | 45 (19%) | 94 (15%) | 82 (15%) | 12 (13%) | ||
Modern medicines works better than home remedies | 0 (0%) | 82 (13%) | 63 (12%) | 19 (20%) | ||
Do not know | 5 (2.1%) | 340 (54%) | 291 (55%) | 49 (53%) | ||
Others | 22 (9.2%) | 103 (17%) | 91 (17%) | 12 (13%) | ||