Research Article
Knowledge and Perception of Facial Candling for Allergic Rhinitis among University Staff and Students
Table 2
Patients’ knowledge about AR (n = 788).
| | Variables | User n = 279 | Nonuser n = 509 | | Yes | No | Yes | No | Undisclosed |
| | 1. AR is also known as inflammation of the sinus | 277 (99.3) | 2(0.7) | 428 (84.1) | 79 (15.5) | 2 (0.4) | | 2. Usually AR happened due to the blockage of the sinus as well as the nose | 271 (97.1) | 8 (2.9) | 440 (86.4) | 62 (12.2) | 7 (1.4) | | 3. I know the symptoms of AR | 278 (99.6) | 1 (0.4) | 432 (84.9) | 54 (10.6) | 23 (4.5) | | 4. AR is easy to be cured | 58 (20.8) | 221 (79.2) | 157 (30.8) | 345 (67.8) | 7 (1.4) | | 5. AR is a genetic disease. | 169 (60.6) | 110 (39.4) | 145 (28.5) | 345 (67.8) | 19 (3.7) | | 6. AR is contagious. | 22 (7.9) | 257 (92.1) | 42 (8.3) | 456 (89.6) | 11 (2.2) | | 7. Does AR decrease daily routine of individual? | 217 (77.7) | 62 (22.3) | 352 (69.2) | 137 (26.9) | 20 (3.9) | | 8. It is easier to get medicines for AR | 216 (77.4) | 63 (22.6) | 333 (65.4) | 148 (29.1) | 28 (5.5) | | 9. Generally, treatment of AR comes from traditional medicine | 234 (83.9) | 45 (16.1) | 355 (69.7) | 143 (28.1) | 11 (2.2) | | 10. I have AR | 234 (83.9) | 45 (16.1) | 206 (40.5) | 296 (58.2) | 7 (1.4) |
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