Table 2.
Survey responses
| Question | N | Strongly agree, n (%) | Agree, n (%) | Neither agree nor disagree, n (%) | Disagree, n (%) | Strongly disagree, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural health products are safer than prescription medications | 277 | 68 (24.5) | 63 (22.7) | 95 (34.3) | 36 (13.0) | 15 (5.4) |
| Prescription medications are more effective than natural health products | 276 | 23 (8.3) | 64 (23.2) | 122 (44.2) | 45 (16.3) | 22 (8.0) |
| In general, natural health products are of good quality | 273 | 10 (3.7) | 117 (42.9) | 93 (34.1) | 44 (16.1) | 9 (3.3) |
| Natural health products generally do not have side effects | 274 | 12 (4.4) | 65 (23.7) | 62 (22.6) | 107 (39.1) | 28 (10.2) |
| Doctors, nurses and pharmacists should recommend natural health products more often | 273 | 98 (35.9) | 107 (39.2) | 38 (13.9) | 16 (5.9) | 14 (5.1) |
| For a chronic medical condition (e.g., high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol), I would prefer to take a natural health product rather than a prescription medication | 274 | 82 (29.9) | 81 (29.6) | 48 (17.5) | 47 (17.2) | 16 (5.8) |
| For a minor ailment (e.g., cough due to a cold, indigestion, aches and pains), I would prefer to take a natural health product rather than a prescription medication | 274 | 119 (43.4) | 105 (38.3) | 27 (9.9) | 12 (4.4) | 11 (4.0) |