Research Article
Traditional Medicine and Its Role in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus: “Patients’ and Herbalists’ Perspectives”
Table 2
Participants’ perceptions in the quantitative component of the study (N=140).
| Variable | n | % |
| Cause of diabetes | | | Disease due to unhealthy eating | 39 | 27.9 | Inherited and life style | 19 | 13.5 | Disease like other diseases | 54 | 38.6 | Disease due to stress | 12 | 8.6 | I don't know | 16 | 11.4 | Food cause diabetes | | | Carbohydrate rich foods | 83 | 59.3 | Red meat and fats | 11 | 7.9 | Alcohol and soft drinks | 11 | 7.9 | Sugar and sweets | 8 | 5.7 | No foods that cause diabetes | 27 | 19.3 | Is diabetes treatable? | | | Yes | 83 | 59.3 | No | 57 | 40.7 | Treatment choice | | | Conventional | 46 | 32.9 | Traditional | 12 | 8.6 | Conventional and traditional | 82 | 58.6 |
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Note. n: number and %: percent.
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