Disclosure of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Use and Its Associated Factors to Medical Doctor in Primary Care Clinics in Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia
Table 2
Health profile and healthcare utilization of the participants ().
(%)
Mean (SD)
Presence of chronic disease ()
865 (95.5)
Type of chronic diseases ()
Hypertension
771 (85.1)
Diabetes mellitus
568 (62.7)
Hypercholesterolemia
458 (50.6)
Asthma
62 (6.8)
Arthritis
24 (2.6)
Heart disease
5 (0.6)
Stroke
8 (0.9)
Cancer
1 (0.1)
Others
3 (0.3)
Numbers of chronic diseases
0
41 (4.5)
1
273 (30.1)
2
177 (19.5)
3
384 (42.4)
4
31 (3.4)
Self-rated health status
Poor-fair
717 (79.1)
Good-excellent
189 (20.9)
Frequency of clinic visits within 12 months
2.80 (0.63)
Hospitalization within 12 months
69 (7.6)
Frequency of hospitalization within 12 months (1–3 times)