Disclosure of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Use and Its Associated Factors to Medical Doctor in Primary Care Clinics in Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia
Table 5
Relationship between disclosure of TCM use with the sociodemographic and economic characteristics, attitude towards TCM use, patient satisfaction level, and patient-doctor relationship status of the respondents ().
Characteristics
Disclosure of TCM use
value
Yes ()
No ()
Sociodemographic and economic characteristics
Age in years
Mean (SD) years
45.92 (5.29)
48.28 (8.89)
Gender
Female
571
8.8
91.2
Male
291
4.5
95.5
Ethnicity
Malay
479
5.4
94.6
0.117
Chinese
216
9.3
90.7
Bidayuh
151
9.9
90.1
Others
16
12.5
87.5
Religions
Muslim
479
5.4
94.6
0.123
Christian
302
9.6
90.4
Buddhism
80
10.0
90.0
No religion
1
0.0
100.0
Education
No formal education
64
7.8
92.2
0.553
Primary
613
7.0
93.0
Secondary
168
8.9
91.1
Tertiary
17
0.0
100.0
Marital status
Married (living with partner)
796
7.3
92.7
0.378
Single (never been married)
49
10.2
89.8
Widowed
17
0.0
100.0
Occupation
Unemployed
407
7.9
92.1
0.242
Own business
356
6.2
93.8
Private employee
80
11.3
88.8
Government employee
19
0.0
100.0
Household income per months
Mean (SD) RM
1096.83 (811.01)
1065.92 (811.37)
>0.05
Health insurance coverage
Yes
31
6.5
93.5
0.852
No
831
7.3
92.7
Health profile
Presence of chronic diseases
Yes
826
7.5
92.5
0.286
No
36
2.8
97.2
Number of chronic diseases
Mean (SD)
2.27 (0.94)
2.11 (1.01)
>0.05
Self-rated health status
Poor-fair
694
8.1
91.9
0.081
Good-excellent
168
4.2
95.8
Healthcare utilization
Frequency of clinic visits within 12 months
Mean (SD) times
2.87 (0.52)
2.81 (0.61)
>0.05
Hospitalization within 12 months
Yes
66
7.6
92.4
0.931
No
796
7.3
92.7
Frequency of hospitalization within 12 months
Mean (SD) times
0.08 (0.27)
0.08 (0.31)
>0.05
Number of TCM modalities used (ever used)
Mean (SD) types
1.30 (0.61)
1.55 (0.79)
Attitude towards TCM use
Perceived benefits
44.06 (3.27)
38.31 (3.73)
<
Mean (SD) score
Perceived barriers
14.59 (1.86)
16.90 (2.75)
<
Mean (SD) score
Patient satisfaction level
Mean (SD) score
25.37 (1.55)
21.30 (3.19)
<0.00
Patient-doctor relationship status
Mean (SD) score
37.75 (3.19)
29.92 (5.71)
<
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