Table 3.
Attitudes of the medical doctors on AM in Dhaka, Bangladesh
| Total | Sex | Age | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Test | 25–35 | 36 or elder | Testa | ||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||
| The usage of AM threats public health | Strongly disagree | 16 | 10.1% | 6 | 7.0% | 10 | 13.7% | 0.048 | 3 | 3.1% | 13 | 21.3% | 0.003 |
| Disagree | 90 | 56.6% | 44 | 51.2% | 46 | 63.0% | 59 | 60.2% | 31 | 50.8% | |||
| Haven’t decided | 36 | 22.6% | 27 | 31.4% | 9 | 12.3% | 26 | 26.5% | 10 | 16.4% | |||
| Agree | 15 | 9.4% | 8 | 9.3% | 7 | 9.6% | 9 | 9.2% | 6 | 9.8% | |||
| Strongly agree | 2 | 1.3% | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.6% | |||
| Total | 159 | 100.0% | 86 | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 98 | 100.0% | 61 | 100.0% | |||
| I am discouraged with AM because it is not scientific | Strongly disagree | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | 0.527 | 1 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | <0.000 |
| Disagree | 6 | 3.8% | 2 | 2.4% | 4 | 5.5% | 6 | 6.2% | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| Haven’t decided | 29 | 18.4% | 15 | 17.6% | 14 | 19.2% | 25 | 25.8% | 4 | 6.6% | |||
| Agree | 122 | 77.2% | 68 | 80.0% | 54 | 74.0% | 65 | 67.0% | 57 | 93.4% | |||
| Strongly agree | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| Total | 158 | 100.0% | 85 | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 97 | 100.0% | 61 | 100.0% | |||
| AM only has Placebo effect | Strongly disagree | 8 | 5.1% | 4 | 4.8% | 4 | 5.5% | 0.044 | 2 | 2.1% | 6 | 10.0% | 0.002 |
| Disagree | 80 | 51.0% | 36 | 42.9% | 44 | 60.3% | 44 | 45.4% | 36 | 60.0% | |||
| Haven’t decided | 11 | 7.0% | 6 | 7.1% | 5 | 6.8% | 9 | 9.3% | 2 | 3.3% | |||
| Agree | 24 | 15.3% | 12 | 14.3% | 12 | 16.4% | 13 | 13.4% | 11 | 18.3% | |||
| Strongly agree | 34 | 21.7% | 26 | 31.0% | 8 | 11.0% | 29 | 29.9% | 5 | 8.3% | |||
| Total | 157 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 97 | 100.0% | 60 | 100.0% | |||
| Theories of AM are beneficial to Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) | Strongly disagree | 10 | 6.4% | 5 | 6.0% | 5 | 6.8% | 0.697 | 8 | 8.2% | 2 | 3.3% | 0.027 |
| Disagree | 44 | 28.0% | 24 | 28.6% | 20 | 27.4% | 27 | 27.8% | 17 | 28.3% | |||
| Haven’t decided | 37 | 23.6% | 23 | 27.4% | 14 | 19.2% | 28 | 28.9% | 9 | 15.0% | |||
| Agree | 63 | 40.1% | 30 | 35.7% | 33 | 45.2% | 31 | 32.0% | 32 | 53.3% | |||
| Strongly agree | 3 | 1.9% | 2 | 2.4% | 1 | 1.4% | 3 | 3.1% | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| Total | 157 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 97 | 100.0% | 60 | 100.0% | |||
| CAM has less side-effects | Strongly disagree | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.771 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | <0.000 |
| Disagree | 22 | 14.0% | 13 | 15.5% | 9 | 12.3% | 5 | 5.2% | 17 | 28.3% | |||
| Haven’t decided | 9 | 5.7% | 6 | 7.1% | 3 | 4.1% | 6 | 6.2% | 3 | 5.0% | |||
| Agree | 115 | 73.2% | 59 | 70.2% | 56 | 76.7% | 75 | 77.3% | 40 | 66.7% | |||
| Strongly agree | 11 | 7.0% | 6 | 7.1% | 5 | 6.8% | 11 | 11.3% | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| Total | 157 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 97 | 100.0% | 60 | 100.0% | |||
| Conventional medicine has more side-effects | Strongly disagree | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.519 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.001 |
| Disagree | 19 | 12.1% | 13 | 15.5% | 6 | 8.2% | 6 | 6.2% | 13 | 21.7% | |||
| Haven’t decided | 3 | 1.9% | 1 | 1.2% | 2 | 2.7% | 1 | 1.0% | 2 | 3.3% | |||
| Agree | 123 | 78.3% | 63 | 75.0% | 60 | 82.2% | 78 | 80.4% | 45 | 75.0% | |||
| Strongly agree | 12 | 7.6% | 7 | 8.3% | 5 | 6.8% | 12 | 12.4% | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| Total | 157 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 97 | 100.0% | 60 | 100.0% | |||
| AM stimulates body well | Strongly disagree | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | 0.783 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.7% | 0.259 |
| Disagree | 49 | 31.2% | 25 | 29.8% | 24 | 32.9% | 26 | 26.8% | 23 | 38.3% | |||
| Haven’t decided | 42 | 26.8% | 21 | 25.0% | 21 | 28.8% | 28 | 28.9% | 14 | 23.3% | |||
| Agree | 63 | 40.1% | 37 | 44.0% | 26 | 35.6% | 41 | 42.3% | 22 | 36.7% | |||
| Strongly agree | 2 | 1.3% | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 1.4% | 2 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| Total | 157 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 97 | 100.0% | 60 | 100.0% | |||
| AM should be used for only sexual disorders | Strongly disagree | 9 | 5.7% | 5 | 6.0% | 4 | 5.5% | 0.088 | 9 | 9.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.027 |
| Disagree | 69 | 43.9% | 34 | 40.5% | 35 | 47.9% | 38 | 39.2% | 31 | 51.7% | |||
| Haven’t decided | 33 | 21.0% | 24 | 28.6% | 9 | 12.3% | 24 | 24.7% | 9 | 15.0% | |||
| Agree | 46 | 29.3% | 21 | 25.0% | 25 | 34.2% | 26 | 26.8% | 20 | 33.3% | |||
| Strongly agree | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| Total | 157 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 97 | 100.0% | 60 | 100.0% | |||
| AM has no effect on cancer | Strongly disagree | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.132 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.005 |
| Disagree | 9 | 5.7% | 5 | 6.0% | 4 | 5.5% | 4 | 4.1% | 5 | 8.3% | |||
| Haven’t decided | 78 | 49.7% | 48 | 57.1% | 30 | 41.1% | 58 | 59.8% | 20 | 33.3% | |||
| Agree | 69 | 43.9% | 31 | 36.9% | 38 | 52.1% | 35 | 36.1% | 34 | 56.7% | |||
| Strongly agree | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.7% | |||
| Total | 157 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 97 | 100.0% | 60 | 100.0% | |||
| Only poor people seems to use AM | Strongly disagree | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.024 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.005 |
| Disagree | 75 | 47.8% | 34 | 40.5% | 41 | 56.2% | 39 | 40.2% | 36 | 60.0% | |||
| Haven’t decided | 4 | 2.5% | 3 | 3.6% | 1 | 1.4% | 2 | 2.1% | 2 | 3.3% | |||
| Agree | 46 | 29.3% | 23 | 27.4% | 23 | 31.5% | 28 | 28.9% | 18 | 30.0% | |||
| Strongly agree | 32 | 20.4% | 24 | 28.6% | 8 | 11.0% | 28 | 28.9% | 4 | 6.7% | |||
| Total | 157 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 97 | 100.0% | 60 | 100.0% | |||
| People are mostly motivated to use AM through television, radio and mass media | Strongly disagree | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.042 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.008 |
| Disagree | 54 | 34.4% | 24 | 28.6% | 30 | 41.1% | 31 | 32.0% | 23 | 38.3% | |||
| Haven’t decided | 7 | 4.5% | 3 | 3.6% | 4 | 5.5% | 4 | 4.1% | 3 | 5.0% | |||
| Agree | 64 | 40.8% | 33 | 39.3% | 31 | 42.5% | 34 | 35.1% | 30 | 50.0% | |||
| Strongly agree | 32 | 20.4% | 24 | 28.6% | 8 | 11.0% | 28 | 28.9% | 4 | 6.7% | |||
| Total | 157 | 100.0% | 84 | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 97 | 100.0% | 60 | 100.0% | |||
a: Mann-Whitney U-test