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Table 1 Characteristics of Study Participants

From: "If you don't believe it, it won't help you": use of bush medicine in treating cancer among Aboriginal people in Western Australia

Aboriginal Participants (n = 37)

Aboriginal participants who made mention about bush medicine (n = 11)

Area of Residence

 

Area of Residence

 

Urban participants

15

Urban

6

Rural participants

9

Rural

3

Remote participants

8

Remote

2

Category of Respondent

 

Category of Participants

 

Patients

14

Patients

4

Family Members

16

Family Members

4

Health Service Providers

07

Health Service Providers

3

Sex

 

Sex

 

Male

8

Male

2

Female

29

Female

9

Age (years)

 

Types of cancer treated

 

30-39

5

Breast

3

40-49

19

Cervical

2

50-59

9

Head and Neck

1

60+

4

Lung

2

  

Unknown

1

  

General mention about bush medicine

2