Table 2 Summary of factors' structures

Factor 1

Knowledge

General Education

0.433

3.46

10%

10%

Age

0.932

Diabetes related education

0.422

Factor 2

Deficiencies of formal treatments

Fears of treatments

0.327

2.75

8%

18%

Long stay for visiting a physician

0.405

Costly treatments

0.520

Frustration of treatment

0.611

Factor 3

Available self-treatment methods

Home remedies

0.922

1.81

6%

24%

Doing nothing and waiting to see the progress

0.587

Self-medication

0.371

Use of herbals

0.352

Factor 4

Physician related factors

Easy physician consultation

0.358

1.64

5%

29%

Believing physician's competencies

0.452

Respect of physician

0.355

Tendency to changing physician

0.437

Having several physicians

0.464

Factor 5

Tendency to use herbal remedies

Believing effectiveness of herbals

0.507

1.59

5%

34%

Believing Herbals are safe

0.403

Factor 6

Underlying factors

Female Gender

0.634

1.48

5%

39%

Family support

0.378

Co-morbid illnesses

0.376

Factor 7

Factors related to diabetes

Type of Diabetes

0.402

1.32

4%

43%

Duration of diabetes

0.384

Treatment modality (Insulin, oral pills)

0.576