Characterizing Herbal Medicine Use for Noncommunicable Diseases in Urban South Africa

Table 3

Reported diagnosed conditions and traditional herbal medicines (THMs) use.

Variable	THM use		value
	Yes; (%)	No; (%)
High blood pressure/hypertension
Yes	66 (53.2)	157 (47.3)	0.29
No	58 (46.8)	175 (52.7)
Diabetes
Yes	20 (16.1)	62 (18.7)	0.59
No	104 (83.9)	270 (81.3)
Rheumatoid arthritis
Yes	21 (16.9)	32 (9.6)	<0.05
No	103 (83.1)	300 (90.4)
Cardiovascular disease
Yes	2 (1.6)	4 (1.2)	0.67
No	122 (98.4)	328 (98.8)
Heart diseases
Yes	3 (2.4)	6 (1.8)	0.71
No	1221 (97.6)	326 (98.2)
Depression
Yes	4 (3.2)	14 (4.2)	0.80
No	120 (96.8)	318 (95.8)
Hypercholesterolemia
Yes	2 (1.6)	10 (3.0)	0.53
No	122 (98.4)	322 (97.0)
Asthma
Yes	4 (3.2)	13 (3.9)	1.00
No	120 (96.8)	319 (96.1)