Table 3.
Awareness and perception about CAM
| Modality | Year of study | CAM use (Yes/no) | Total (%) (Yes/no) | Chi-square value (χ2) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of CAM | 1st | 49/13 | 88/12 | 12.710 | 0.005* |
| 2nd | 55/10 | ||||
| 3rd | 62/1 | ||||
| 4th | 44/4 | ||||
| Health benefit | 1st | 61/1 | 97/3 | 5.549 | 0.136 |
| 2nd | 64/1 | ||||
| 3rd | 58/5 | ||||
| 4th | 47/1 | ||||
| Right to choose | 1st | 61/1 | 97/3 | 1.076 | 0.783 |
| 2nd | 63/2 | ||||
| 3rd | 60/3 | ||||
| 4th | 46/2 | ||||
| CAM together with conventional medicine | 1st | 55/7 | 82/18 | 4.627 | 0.201 |
| 2nd | 52/13 | ||||
| 3rd | 52/11 | ||||
| 4th | 35/13 | ||||
| Quackery and charlatanism | 1st | 2/60 | 5/95 | 1.748 | 0.626 |
| 2nd | 4/61 | ||||
| 3rd | 4/59 | ||||
| 4th | 1/47 | ||||
| Discouraging unscientific manner | 1st | 51/11 | 80/20 | 0.462 | 0.927 |
| 2nd | 52/13 | ||||
| 3rd | 50/13 | ||||
| 4th | 37/11 | ||||
| Placebo effect | 1st | 14/48 | 18/82 | 2.310 | 0.511 |
| 2nd | 9/56 | ||||
| 3rd | 13/50 | ||||
| 4th | 7/41 | ||||
| Stimulant of body’s natural power | 1st | 34/28 | 66/34 | 6.022 | 0.111 |
| 2nd | 43/22 | ||||
| 3rd | 42/21 | ||||
| 4th | 37/11 | ||||
| Ideas & methods of CAM for convention medicine | 1st | 57/5 | 94/6 | 6.116 | 0.106 |
| 2nd | 65/0 | ||||
| 3rd | 57/6 | ||||
| 4th | 45/3 | ||||
| Advising CAM by health professional | 1st | 61/1 | 93/7 | 4.748 | 0.191 |
| 2nd | 61/4 | ||||
| 3rd | 56/7 | ||||
| 4th | 44/4 | ||||
| Threat to public health | 1st | 7/55 | 11/89 | 2.405 | 0.493 |
| 2nd | 6/59 | ||||
| 3rd | 5/58 | ||||
| 4th | 8/40 |
*P < 0.05 was considered as significant