Table 3.
Attitude towards herbal medicines (N = 47).
| Attitude towards herbal medicines | Response n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Agree | Strongly agree | |
| Herbal medicines have beneficial effect | 1 (2.1) | 2 (4.2) | 31 (66) | 13 (27.7) |
| Herbal medicines have fewer side effects than conventional medicines | 4 (8.5) | 20 (42.6) | 19 (40.4) | 4 (8.5) |
| Herbal medicines have placebo effect | 2 (4.3) | 12 (25.5) | 30 (63.8) | 3 (6.4) |
| Herbal medicines are sufficiently studied | 18 (38.3) | 17 (36.2) | 10 (21.3) | 2 (4.2) |
| Herbal medicines have significant interactions with conventional medicines | 1 (2.1) | 8 (17.0) | 32 (68.1) | 6 (12.8) |
4-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 4 = strongly agree).