Table 5.
Survey participants’ beliefs and views about complementary medicines
| n = 209 |
Strongly disagree |
Disagree |
Agree |
Strongly agree |
Don’t know |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
|
I only use |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CM as a last resort |
42 |
20.1 |
14.8-26.1 |
84 |
40.1 |
33.4-47.1 |
25 |
11.9 |
7.8-17.1 |
2 |
0.9 |
0.12-3.4 |
45 |
21.5 |
16.1-27.7 |
|
CMs are not as risky as prescribed medication |
11 |
5.2 |
2.6-9.2 |
62 |
29.6 |
23.5-36.3 |
67 |
32.0 |
25.7-38.8 |
17 |
8.1 |
4.8-12.7 |
37 |
17.7 |
12.7-23.5 |
|
CMs can cause dangerous side effects |
19 |
9.0 |
5.5-13.8 |
60 |
28.7 |
22.6-35.3 |
45 |
21.3 |
16.1-27.7 |
9 |
4.3 |
1.9-8.0 |
61 |
29.1 |
23.1-35.8 |
| Ingredients in CM make them safe to use | 11 | 5.2 | 2.6-9.2 | 40 | 19.1 | 14.0-25.1 | 68 | 32.5 | 26.2-39.3 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.3-6.7 | 69 | 33.0 | 26.6-39.8 |
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.