Research Article

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 4

Chinese or Western medicines used in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of COVID-19.

PreventionTreatmentRehabilitationRow total

Chinese medicines
 Frequency (expected) (χ2)72 (88.8) (3.17)128 (147.4) (2.56)111 (74.8) (17.53)311
 Row (%)23.2%41.2%35.7%53.8%
 Column (%)43.6%46.7%79.9%

Western medicines
 Frequency (expected) (χ2)93 (76.2) (3.69)146 (126.6) (2.98)28 (64.2) (20.4)267
 Row (%)34.8%54.7%10.5%46.2%
 Column (%)56.4%53.3%20.1%
Column total165274139578
28.5%47.4%24.0%100%
Chi-square testχ2: 50.359
DF: 2
value: ≤0.001