Table 3.
Response to TCAM attitude statements
| Attitude statements | Yes | No | Don't know | |||||
| N | % | N | % | n | % | Total | Missing | |
| TCAM is safe and has few side effects | 6 | 7.5% | 11 | 13.8% | 63 | 78.8% | 80 | 1 |
| Used as preventative medicine | 7 | 8.9% | 8 | 10.1% | 64 | 81.0% | 79 | 2 |
| TCAM can be dangerous | 17 | 21.3% | 5 | 6.3% | 58 | 72.5% | 80 | 1 |
| TCAM used as last resort | 4 | 5.0% | 14 | 17.5% | 62 | 77.5% | 80 | 1 |
| TCAM can be used effectively instead of repeated prescription |
5 | 6.3% | 11 | 13.9% | 63 | 79.7% | 79 | 2 |
| TCAM Should only be used in minor ailments | 8 | 10.4% | 8 | 10.4% | 61 | 79.2% | 77 | 4 |
| TCAM represents a confused approach to medical care |
4 | 5.3% | 9 | 11.8% | 63 | 82.9% | 76 | 5 |
| I am annoyed if patients do not tell me that they use TCAM |
14 | 18.4% | 18 | 23.7% | 44 | 57.9% | 76 | 5 |
| TCAM should be made available in the current Health system budget |
12 | 15.8% | 6 | 7.9% | 58 | 76.3% | 76 | 5 |
| TCAM works to restore the body's own balance |
18 | 23.4% | 0 | .0% | 59 | 76.6% | 77 | 4 |
| I feel comfortable with touch Therapies | 16 | 20.8% | 4 | 5.2% | 57 | 74.0% | 77 | 4 |