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. 2010 Mar;7(1):27–35.

Table 5.

Attitudes toward alternative medicine


Alternative medicine Malay (n=250; 50.0%) Chinese (n=220; 44%) Indian (n=30; 6.0%) χ2 P value

Spa/massage 8 2 0
Religious/spiritual therapy 17 11 1
Aromatherapy 11 3 0 44.445 0.020*
Person can solve it better 2 3 2
Love is the best solution 3 5 2
Meditation/yoga/exercise 3 5 4
Traditional medicine 7 10 2
Total 51(50.0%) 39(38.2%) 11(11.8%)

*Significant