Research Article
Traditional Therapies Used to Manage Diabetes and Related Complications in Mauritius: A Comparative Ethnoreligious Study
Table 1
Demographic data of the informants (
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| Variable | Categories | Frequency () |
| Age (years) | 30–39 | 2 | 40–49 | 17 | 50–59 | 27 | 60–69 | 41 | 70–79 | 8 | ≥80 | 5 |
| Sex | Male | 38 | Female | 62 |
| Level of education | No formal education | 7 | Primary | 64 | Secondary | 20 | Tertiary | 9 |
| Occupation | Retired | 36 | Nongovernment officer | 25 | Housewife | 18 | Government officer | 16 | Traditional healer | 2 | Ayurvedic medicine practitioner | 2 | Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner | 1 |
| Monthly household income | <Rs 5000 | 2 | Rs 5001–10000 | 48 | Rs 10001–20000 | 40 | Rs 20001–30000 | 8 | >Rs 30001 | 2 |
| Religion | Hindu | 27 | Muslim | 24 | Christian | 26 | Buddhist | 23 |
| Diabetes related complications | Hypertension | 36 | High level of cholesterol | 27 | Neuropathic pain | 25 | Cardiovascular diseases | 12 | Cataracts | 9 | Urinary tract infections | 7 | Renal failure | 5 | Foot ulcers | 4 | Gangrene | 3 | Infected wounds | 3 | Stress | 2 | Dry skin | 2 | Erectile dysfunction | 1 | Hearing loss | 1 | Memory loss | 1 | Depression | 1 |
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