Table 2 Health-related characteristics of study participants (N = 378), Association between the use of herbal and respondents’ characteristics
Characteristic | N (%) | Users n(%) | Chi Square p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Personal Health | > 0.05 | ||
Excellent | 116 (30.7) | 91 (78.4) | |
Very good | 154 (40.7) | 128 (83.7) | |
Good | 98 (25.9) | 76 (78.4) | |
Fair | 7 (1.9) | 6 (85.7) | |
Poor | 3 (0.8) | 2 (66.7) | |
Have a Chronic Disease | |||
Yes | 65 (17.2) | 55 (84.6) | > 0.05 |
No | 303 (80.2) | 241 (80.1) | |
Chronic Diseases Type* | |||
Hypertension | 36 (9.5) | 32 (88.9) | < 0.05 |
Diabetes | 21 (5.6) | 16 (76.2) | |
Heart diseases | 8 (2.1) | 6 (75.0) | |
Others | 22 (5.8) | 22 (100.0) | |
Familiarity with the natural health products | |||
Not at all familiar | 61 (16.1) | > 0.05 | |
Somewhat unfamiliar | 199 (52.6) | ||
Very familiar | 101 (26.7) | ||
Used a Herbal products | |||
Yes | 303 (80.2) | > 0.05 | |
No | 73 (19.3) | ||
Description of Use of frequency of using Herbal products | |||
Daily | 50 (13.2) | > 0.05 | |
Weekly | 69 (18.3) | ||
Monthly | 67 (17.7) | ||
Only during a certain season | 130 (34.4) | ||
Type of herbal product used | |||
Vitamins/Minerals | 82 (21.7) | > 0.05 | |
Herbal remedies | 185 (48.9) | ||
Homeopathic medicines | 8 (2.1) | ||
Traditional medicines | 33 (8.7) | ||
Probiotics | 1 (0.3) | ||
Amino acids and essential fatty acids | 4 (1.1) | ||
Use Of Herbals Reason | |||
Maintain Health | 68 (18.0) | > 0.05 | |
prevent Illness | 49 (13.0) | ||
Treat Disease | 101 (26.7) | ||
Supplement | 37 (9.8) | ||
Others | 62 (16.4) | ||
Experience Side Effect | |||
Yes | 81 (21.4) | > 0.05 | |
No | 236 (62.4) | ||
Type of Side Effect | |||
Nausea | 15 (4.0) | > 0.05 | |
Vomiting | 20 (5.3) | ||
Diarrhea | 9 (2.4) | ||
Constipation | 5 (1.3) | ||
Nervousness/Anxiety | 10 (2.6) | ||
Dizziness | 7 (1.9) | ||
Skin rash | 8 (2.1) | ||
Others | 5 (1.3) | ||