Factors associated with the utilization of traditional Chinese medicine in a small town in Hong Kong
| Autor: | N. L. Lee, T. W. Wong, T. S. Yu, Owen L Lloyd, J. L. Y. Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Employment Male medicine.medical_specialty Aging Small town Urban Population Population Alternative medicine Traditional Chinese medicine Acute illness Health problems Sex Factors Risk Factors Health care medicine Humans Medicine Chinese Traditional education Aged education.field_of_study Traditional medicine business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Private sector Complementary and alternative medicine Socioeconomic Factors Family medicine Hong Kong Regression Analysis Female business |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of Chinese medicine. 25(3-4) |
| ISSN: | 0192-415X |
| Popis: | The practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is largely unregulated in Hong Kong. Yet, as previous studies have shown, a sizable segment of the population consults TCM practitioners for health problems. This paper uses health care utilization data from a telephone health survey of 847 adult subjects in Tai Po District who had suffered from acute illness in the past month, to examine the profile of TCM users in the District. Women, older residents, unemployed workers, low skill laborers, current smokers and subjects dissatisfied with the quality of private sector clinics were significantly more likely to consult TCM practitioners. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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