Table 3. Impact of prior education on pharmacists’ confidence.
I am confident in my ability to provide adequate information about herbal medicine to patients. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly agree |
Somewhat agree |
Neither agree nor disagree |
Somewhat disagree |
Strongly disagree |
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Have you completed any herbal medicine continuing education? |
Yes |
5 20.00% |
10 40.00% |
5 20.00% |
4 16.00% |
1 4.00% |
No |
1 1.67% |
16 26.67% |
10 16.67% |
22 36.67% |
11 18.33% |
|
Very little |
2 4.76% |
9 21.43% |
7 16.67% |
19 45.24% |
5 11.90% |
|
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Did you have any courses during school that focused on herbal medicine? |
Yes |
4 14.81% |
9 33.33% |
7 25.93% |
3 11.11% |
4 14.81% |
No |
2 4.65% |
14 32.56% |
6 13.95% |
14 32.56% |
7 16.28% |
|
Very little |
2 3.51% |
12 21.05% |
9 15.79% |
28 49.12% |
6 10.53% |
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