Research Article
Knowledge and Perception of Facial Candling for Allergic Rhinitis among University Staff and Students
Table 4
Facial candling users’ experience (n = 279).
| | Variables | Total, n (%) |
| | Places of facial candling | | | Salons | 128 (47.4) | | Traditional medicine centres | 103 (38.1) | | Home treatment | 39 (14.4) |
| | Sources of information about facial candling | | | Friends/family | 220 (63.4) | | Newspaper/magazine | 47 (13.5) | | Radio/television | 14 (4.0) | | Social networks | 56 (16.1) | | Others | 10 (2.9) |
| | Symptoms leading to facial candling | | | Sneezing | 130 (20.6) | | Runny nose | 149 (23.7) | | Inflammation of the nose | 54 (8.5) | | Itchy at face and nose | 269 (42.7) | | Others | 28 (4.4) |
| | Cost per treatment (MYR) | | | <10 | 56 (24.7) | | 10–19 | 47 (20.7) | | 20–29 | 56 (24.7) | | 30–39 | 18 (7.9) | | 40–49 | 30 (13.2) | | ≥50 | 20 (8.8) |
| | Number of times of treatment | | | ≤3 | 152 (58.2) | | 4–9 | 86 (33.0) | | 10–19 | 14 (5.4) | | 20–29 | 6 (2.3) | | >30 | 3 (1.1) |
| | Side effects encountered after facial candling | | | Itchiness at face | 89 (32.1) | | Sneezing frequently | 53 (19.1) | | Redness at face area | 102 (36.8) | | Acne | 30 (10.8) | | Others | 3 (1.1) |
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Respondents could have more than one response. |
