Table 3 . Knowledge and attitude towards FMT in physicians who are familiar with FMT (n=146) .
| Item | Overall opinion regarding FMT | ||
| Agree (n=132) | Disagree (n=8) | ||
| Familiar with FMT indications, n(%) | Yes | 89 (67.4) | 3 (37.5) |
| No | 43 (32.6) | 5 (62.5) | |
| Familiar with FDA stance on FMT, n(%) | Yes | 16 (12.1) | 1 (12.5) |
| No | 116 (87.9) | 7 (87.5) | |
| Familiar with clinical trials of FMT, n(%) | Yes | 34 (25.8) | 1 (14.3) |
| No | 98 (74.2) | 6 (85.7) | |
| The best way of FMT, n(%) | Retention enema | 29 (24.4) | 3 (50.0) |
| Colonoscopy | 28 (23.5) | 2 (33.3) | |
| Nasogastric tube | 21 (17.6) | 0 | |
| Enema or colonoscopy | 7 (5.9) | 0 | |
| I do not know | 34 (28.6) | 1 (16.7) | |
| The first reaction to FMT, n(%) | Unpleasant | 40 (31.5) | 4 (66.7) |
| Dirty | 5 (3.9) | 0 | |
| Disgusting | 7 (5.5) | 0 | |
| Unpleasant and disgusting | 1 (0.8) | 0 | |
| All | 14 (11.0) | 1 (16.7) | |
| None | 60 (47.2) | 1 (16.7) | |
| The most unappealing aspects of FMT, n(%) | Stool preparation | 39 (30.7) | 2 (25.0) |
| Therapeutic use | 16 (12.6) | 1 (12.5) | |
| Both | 33 (26.0) | 5 (62.5) | |
| None | 39 (30.7) | 0 | |
| Preference, n(%) | Fecal microbiota | 28 (21.4) | 1 (12.5) |
| Synthetic microbiota | 49 (37.4) | 2 (25.0) | |
| No difference | 17 (13.0) | 2 (25.0) | |
| Both | 23 (17.6) | 2 (25.0) | |
| I do not know | 14 (10.7) | 1 (12.5) | |
| Patient referral for FMT if indicated, n(%) | Agree | 110 (91.7) | 4 (50.0) |
| Disagree | 10 (8.3) | 4 (50.0) | |
The missing data are omitted for final per cent calculation