Research Article
Prevalence and Correlates of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Hypertensive Patients in Gondar Town, Ethiopia
Table 3
Prevalence and characteristics of CAM use among respondents, GURH, Ethiopia, 2016 (
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| Variables | Frequency (%) |
| CAM use since diagnosis | | No | 133 (32.2%) | Yes | 279 (67.8%) | How do you use CAM? | | Complementary to modern medicine | 210 (75.3%) | Alternative to modern medicine | 22 (7.9%) | Both | 47 (16.8%) | Who recommended you to use CAM? | | Traditional herbalist | 105 (37.6%) | Families and friends | 85 (30.5%) | Patients used CAM | 55 (19.7%) | Health care professionals | 13 (4.6%) | Others | 21 (7.5%) | Reasons for CAM use | | The tradition in resident area encourages CAM use | 50 (17.9%) | Belief in advantages of CAM | 73 (26.2%) | Accessibility (availability) | 45 (16.1%) | For the treatment of other medical conditions | 20 (7.2%) | Dissatisfaction with modern medicine | 77 (27.6%) | Others | 14 (5.0%) | Reasons for not using CAM among nonusers | | Additional burden | 21 (15.7%) | Afraid of side effect | 53 (39.8%) | The doctor did not recommend (prescribe) it | 29 (21.8%) | Lack of belief in its effectiveness | 30 (22.7%) | Disclosure for health care professionals (HCPs) | | No | 196 (70.2%) | Yes | 83 (29.8%) | Reason for not disclosing | | Fear of response of HCPs | 192 (68.8%) | Not necessary | 23 (8.3%) | Insufficient information of CAM | 64 (22.9%) | Apparent side effects | | No | 223 (79.9%) | Yes | 56 (20.1%) | Satisfaction | | Satisfied | 135 (48.4%) | Average | 105 (37.6%) | Dissatisfied | 39 (14%) |
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Religious teachers and social media; no clinic near the house. HCPs: Health care professionals.
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