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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), FOKPT identifies those who had also received physical therapy for the condition for which they most saw a traditional healer (FOKTCONMOST).

For persons who had received such physical therapy (i.e., those with a "yes" response in FOKPT), the complementary variable FOKPTTIM indicates whether they received such physical therapy before, at about the same time, or after seeing a traditional healer.

The survey question for FOKPT 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)

• Over-the-counter medications (FOKNPMED)

• Surgery (FOKSURG)

• 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

FOKPT is only available in 2007.

Universe

Availability

• 2007

Weights

• 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT