Table 2.
Exploring different reasons, purchase sites, and information sources for the use of complementary and alternative medicine (n = 292).
| Reason | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Reasons for using complementary and alternative medicine (%) | |
| Unsatisfied with conventional disease management | 9 (3) |
| Added benefits | 287 (96) |
| Distrust of conventional disease management | 1 (0) |
| Other | 3 (1) |
| Sites where patients purchased complementary and alternative medicine (%) | |
| Health food store | 65 (14) |
| Pharmacies | 259 (56) |
| Online | 5 (1) |
| Apothecary | 131 (29) |
| Source of information regarding complementary and alternative medicine (%) | |
| Friends or family members | 101 (34) |
| Pharmacists | 133 (45) |
| Medical doctor | 2 (1) |
| Social media | 57 (19) |
| Television | 1 (0) |
| Advertisements | 2 (1) |