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Description

For sample adults who had seen a traditional healer during the past 12 months (FOKBOTANYR, FOKCURANYR, FOKESPIRYR, FOKNAMYR, FOKSHAMYR, FOKSOBADYR, or FOKYERBYR) and who had seen a traditional healer for a specific health problem (FOKTREAT), FOKNPMED identifies those who had also taken over-the-counter medications for the condition for which they most saw a traditional healers (FOKTCONMOST).

For persons who had taken such over-the-counter medications (i.e., those with a "yes" response in FOKNPMED), the complementary variable FOKNPMEDTIM indicates whether they took such non-prescription medications before, at about the same time, or after seeing a traditional healer.

The survey question for FOKNPMED also collected information about the use of other conventional medical treatments (or no conventional treatment) for the condition for which the traditional healer was seen the most, including:

• Mental health counseling (FOKCOUN)

• Prescription medications (FOKPMED)

• Surgery (FOKSURG)

• Physical therapy (FOKPT)

• No conventional treatment (FOKNOCONV)

Interviewers asked, "Did you receive any of these conventional medical treatments for [condition for which the traditional healer was seen the most]?" and entered all treatments reported by the respondent.

For more information about the full range of variables related to traditional healers, including definitions, see FOKYR.

Comparability

FOKNPMED is only available in 2007.

Universe

Availability

• 2007

Weights

• 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT