Table 5 Attitude of participants towards rheumatic diseases
Strongly agree | Agree | Undecided | Disagree | Strongly disagree | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Marry a patient with any of the above rheumatic diseases? | 300 | 10.0 | 573 | 19.1 | 1286 | 42.9 | 580 | 19.3 | 261 | 8.7 |
Live in the same place with a person with rheumatic disease? | 595 | 19.8 | 1025 | 34.2 | 808 | 26.9 | 384 | 12.8 | 188 | 6.3 |
Play or work with a patient with rheumatic disease? | 708 | 23.6 | 1089 | 36.3 | 742 | 24.7 | 276 | 9.2 | 185 | 6.2 |
Inform your wife/husband that you have a rheumatic disease | 1173 | 39.1 | 685 | 22.8 | 736 | 24.5 | 368 | 12.3 | 38 | 1.3 |
Inform your friend that you have a rheumatic disease | 918 | 30.6 | 693 | 23.1 | 731 | 24.4 | 396 | 13.2 | 262 | 8.7 |
Inform your colleagues that you have a rheumatic disease | 776 | 25.9 | 490 | 16.3 | 669 | 22.3 | 840 | 28.0 | 225 | 7.5 |
I will ask for medical advice | 1608 | 53.6 | 637 | 21.2 | 384 | 12.8 | 275 | 9.2 | 96 | 3.2 |
I will buy some medications directly from the pharmacy | 530 | 17.7 | 577 | 19.2 | 504 | 16.8 | 794 | 26.5 | 595 | 19.8 |
I will ask for a person who can remove evil spirits | 350 | 11.7 | 293 | 9.8 | 532 | 17.7 | 899 | 30.0 | 926 | 30.9 |
I will ask for physiotherapy | 895 | 29.8 | 635 | 21.2 | 606 | 20.2 | 518 | 17.3 | 346 | 11.5 |
I will try some herbal and alternating medicines (e.g., cupping or acupuncture) | 737 | 24.6 | 471 | 15.7 | 658 | 21.9 | 667 | 22.2 | 467 | 15.6 |