Table 2.
Pattern of CAM usage.
| Variables | Total (N = 1190) |
|---|---|
| Type of Alternative treatments | |
| Ayurveda | 428 (35.9) |
| Yoga/Naturopathy | 381 (32.0) |
| Homeopathy | 143 (12.0) |
| Unani | 71 (5.9) |
| Others (e.g. spiritual) | 167 (14.0) |
| Reason for using CAM | |
| Trust in CAM | 488 (41.0) |
| Lack of awareness | 298 (25.0) |
| Distrust on modern medicines | 250 (21.0) |
| Fear of conventional treatment | 119 (10.0) |
| Lack of access | 35 (3) |
| Awareness of CAM | |
| Friends and Family | 809 (67.9) |
| Self-awareness from previous experience | 250 (21.0) |
| Media and Others | 131 (11.0) |
| Delay in conventional treatment | |
| <6 months | 393 (33.0) |
| >6 months | 797 (66.9) |
| Use of CAM as | |
| Alternative medicine | 1012 (85.0) |
| Complementary medicine | 178 (14.9) |
| Frequency of CAM use | |
| Daily/regularly | 1083 (91.0) |
| Occasionally | 83 (6.9) |
| Once | 24 (2.0) |
| Initial benefit form CAM | |
| Benefitted | 702 (58.9) |
| Not benefitted | 488 (41.0) |
| Cessation of CAM | |
| Progression of symptom | 762 (64.0) |
| Side effects | 107 (8.9) |
| Cost | 35 (2.9) |
| Others | 286 (24.0) |
Data is presented as n%.