Table 4.
Attitude of the Respondents Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Wayu Town.
| Variable | Response | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Disagree (1) | Disagree (2) | Not Known (3) | Agree (4) | Strongly Agree (5) | ||
| 1. Complementary and alternative medicine is more effective than modern medicine | Frequency | 87 | 135 | 8 | 55 | 17 |
| Percentage | 28.8 | 44.7 | 2.7 | 18.2 | 5.6 | |
| 2. Complementary and alternative medicine is more safe than modern medicine | Frequency | 172 | 64 | 3 | 23 | 40 |
| Percentage | 57 | 21.2 | 1 | 7.6 | 13.2 | |
| 3. Complementary and alternative medicine should be integrated to modern medicine | Frequency | 45 | 65 | 7 | 174 | 11 |
| Percentage | 14.9 | 21.52 | 2.32 | 57.62 | 3.64 | |
| 4. Prefer first to visit complementary and alternative medicine practitioner than modern medicine | Frequency | 82 | 133 | 0 | 63 | 24 |
| Percentage | 27.2 | 44 | 0 | 21 | 7.8 | |
| 5. Recommend a sick person first to visit complementary and alternative medicine practitioner | Frequency | 91 | 142 | 9 | 45 | 15 |
| Percentage | 30.2 | 47 | 3 | 14.9 | 4.9 | |
| 6. Complementary and alternative medicine is more affordable than modern medicine | Frequency | 21 | 57 | 33 | 97 | 94 |
| Percentage | 6.9 | 18.8 | 10.9 | 32.1 | 31.3 | |