Factor | N | % | |
How did you treat it? | I used them both | 174 | 45.08 |
I went to health care services | 124 | 32.12 | |
I used alternative medicine | 88 | 22.80 | |
If you didn’t go to health care. What was the reason for using the alternative medicine? | My acquaintances advised me to use alternative medicine preparations | 156 | 59.54 |
Less expensive than health care services | 31 | 11.83 | |
Internet information about the benefits of alternative medicine | 30 | 11.45 | |
I am not satisfied with the health services provided by health care services | 22 | 8.40 | |
Easier to use | 12 | 4.58 | |
I did not find appropriate health care | 7 | 2.67 | |
Other | 4 | 1.53 | |
If you used alternative medicine, what did you use? | Honey | 103 | 39.31 |
Myrrh | 78 | 29.77 | |
Nigella sativa | 30 | 11.45 | |
Olive oil | 15 | 5.72 | |
coffee | 14 | 5.34 | |
Fenugreek | 13 | 4.60 | |
Coal | 10 | 3.81 | |
How long did the recovery period take using alternative medicine compared to the recovery period while receiving health care? | I don’t know | 106 | 40.45 |
Same duration | 99 | 37.79 | |
Faster than healthcare medications | 35 | 13.36 | |
Slower than healthcare medications | 22 | 8.4 | |
Have you noticed any side effects when using alternative medicine? | There’re no side effects | 104 | 39.70 |
Pigmentation in the skin | 35 | 13.36 | |
Burning sensation in skin | 32 | 12.21 | |
Itching in the skin | 28 | 10.70 | |
Redness skin | 26 | 9.92 | |
Swelling in the skin | 12 | 4.58 | |
That got worse | 11 | 4.20 | |
Delayed recovery | 10 | 3.81 | |
A high fever | 2 | 0.76 | |
Bleeding from the skin | 2 | 0.76 |