Table 5 Responses to specific questions on knowledge of treatment
Questions | Yes frequency % | No frequency % |
|---|---|---|
Is it treatable | 443 (88.6) | 57 (11.4) |
If yes how medical? | 403 (80.6) | 97 (19.4) |
Herbal medications | 49 (9.8) | 451 (90.2) |
Diet | 223 (44.6) | 277 (55.4) |
Spiritual | 478 (22) | 95.6 (4.4) |
Use of insulin for life ie daily injection of insulin | 187 (37.4) | 313 (62.6) |
Lifelong hospital follow up | 172 (34.4) | 328 (65.6) |
Oral hypoglycemic drugs | 308 (61.6) | 192 (38.4) |
Bitter leaf water | 42 (82) | 458 (91.6) |
Multivitamin | 11 (22) | 489 (97.8) |
Intravenous infusion | 5 (1) | 495 (99) |
Paracetamol | 8 (1.6) | 492 (98.4) |
Surgery | 5 (1) | 495 (99) |
Genetics | 165 (33) | 335 (67) |
Curse | 11 (2.2) | 489 (97.8) |
Can one achieve a total cure | 369 (73.8) | 131 (26.2) |