Table 3.

Characteristics of TCM users.

	Source of recommendation	Benefit	Repeat again	Recommend
	HCP/media/relatives	Y/N/NS	Y/N/NS	Y/N/NS
Balneotherapy (93)	18/0/75	69/20/4	77/12/4	76/12/5
Herbal treatment (92)	26/23/43	55/26/11	52/28/12	50/26/16
Wet cupping (66)	0/2/64	42/19/5	44/17/5	47/16/3
Massage-manipulation (63)	4/0/59	50/11/2	45/16/2	46/13/4
Dry cupping (38)	1/2/35	34/4/0	31/6/1	31/6/1
Hirudotherapy (25)	0/1/24	17/6/2	17/6/2	18/5/2
Acupuncture (14)	9/0/5	12/1/1	10/2/2	11/0/3
Other (12)	4/0/8	7/2/3	6/2/4	6/2/4

HCP: Healthcare practitioner, Y: yes, N: no, NS: not sure.