Table 4.

Complementary and alternative medicine questionnaire.

Number item	Item	Factor loading	Mean (SD)
1	CAM providers give good information on maintaining a healthy lifestyle	0.59	3.47 (0.76)
2	There are less side effects when taking natural remedies	0.72	3.10 (1.09)
3	CAM involves natural plant formulas which are more healthy than taking drugs given by the medical doctor	0.74	2.91 (1.07)
4	Young adults would be more likely to use CAM if there were more CAM clinics	0.39	3.50 (0.88)
5	Young adults are more empowered when using CAM because CAM providers involve them in decisions about their health care treatments	0.61	3.30 (0.80)
6	Young adults believe that CAM builds up the body’s own defences and promotes self-healing	0.70	3.59 (0.80)
7	The more knowledge a young adult has about CAM, the more likely he/she is to use it	0.65	3.79 (0.91)
8	Q14 Parent(s) and family can influence a young adult’s CAM use by exposing them to it	0.73	4.18 (0.63)
9	Young adults are more likely to use CAM if their friends are using it	0.60	3.64 (0.92)
10	Young adults are more likely to use CAM if coaches and teachers discuss it with them	0.65	3.76 (0.71)
11	Young adults who believe in the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of health are more likely to use CAM	0.73	3.71 (0.88)
12	Young adults who fear the discomfort of treatments from medical doctors are more likely to use CAM	0.79	3.42 (0.91)
13	Young adults believe that taking CAM therapies is not harmful	0.39	3.39 (0.83)