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

Note. n: number and %: percent.