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Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM)
VOLUME IV

the Malaysian public, either as a treatment for illness or to maintain wellness and could

be for both reasons. The type of illness may also play a role in determining the type of
practices being used, for example massage to address myalgia or stroke while herbs

are used for diabetes mellitus.

In Malaysia, the services of T&CM are provided at various locations based on the type

of practices either at the practitioner‟s premise or at the user‟s house. As the T&CM Act
2013 governs the practitioners, it is important to know the location of the practice in

order to allow efficient monitoring by relevant authorities.

Currently, the charge incurred for T&CM services is based on the amount set by the
practitioners and the demand from the public. When the T&CM Act 2013 is enforced, a

standardised fee will be imposed. In order to provide a reasonable rate of payment,

baseline information on the amount that the public is currently paying and the amount
that the public is willing to pay for certain services will give an estimation of future

practice fee.

OBJECTIVES

1. To study the prevalence of T&CM practices used by the Malaysian population

1.1. Prevalence of ever used

1.2. Prevalence of current use (use within the last twelve months)
2. To describe the reasons for T&CM use

3. To determine the place where the T&CM practices are obtained
4. To determine the amount of expenditure and the amount the public are willing to pay

for the service of T&CM practices

METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLING DESIGN

Study Design

This use of Traditional & Complementary Medicine (T&CM) study was conducted under
the National Health Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2015. The NHMS 2015 was a cross

sectional population survey conducted nationwide.

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