Behavioral Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Using Western and Chinese Medicines or Herbal Products among the Public in Response to COVID-19 in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic information for participants.

	Participants (N) (%)	Participants (N)
(1) Gender (n = 318)
Male	45.6	145
Female	54.4	173
(2) Age (n = 318)
18–27	15.7	50
28–37	37.4	119
38–47	15.7	50
48–57	15.4	49
58–67	10.4	33
68–77	4.1	13
>78	1.3	4
(3) Educational level (n = 318)
Primary school or below	5.0	16
Secondary school	32.4	103
High diploma or associate degree	15.7	50
Degree	34.3	109
Master’s degree	10.4	33
Doctoral degree	2.2	7
(4) Place of residence (n = 318)
Hong Kong Island	10.7	34
Kowloon	27.0	86
New territories	58.2	185
Islands District	2.8	9
Unknown	1.3	4
(5) Presence of chronic illness (n = 318)
Yes	19.2	61
No	80.8	257
(6) Examples of chronic illnesses (n = 68)
Musculoskeletal	1.6	1
Respiratory	3.3	2
Gout	3.3	2
Cancer	8.2	5
Cardiovascular	9.8	6
Diabetes	18.1	11
Others	55.7	34