Table 2: Treatment choice of respondents.
Parameter |
Frequency |
Percentage |
Total |
55 |
100.0 |
Take herbal preparations |
||
No |
37 |
67.3 |
Yes |
18 |
32.7 |
Duration of taking herbal preparation |
||
About a month ago |
5 |
27.8 |
Since I was diagnosed |
8 |
44.4 |
About a year ago |
5 |
27.8 |
Take herbal medication together with prescribed drugs |
||
No |
8 |
44.4 |
Yes |
10 |
55.6 |
Informed doctor about herbal preparation usage |
||
No |
11 |
61.1 |
Yes |
7 |
38.9 |
Improvement on hypertension since taking of herbal preparation |
||
Yes, significant improvement |
12 |
66.7 |
Yes, fair improvement |
5 |
27.8 |
None at all |
1 |
5.6 |
Seek cure for hypertension through prayer camp |
||
No |
290 |
98.6 |
Yes |
4 |
1.4 |
Outcome of seeking cure of hypertension from prayer camp |
||
I was cured |
1 |
25.0 |
Nothing changed |
3 |
75.0 |