Table 5 Survey participants’ beliefs and views about complementary medicines
n = 209 | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Agree | Strongly agree | Don’t know | ||||||||||
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n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |
I only use | |||||||||||||||
CM as a last resort | 42 | 20.1 | 14.8-26.1 | 84 | 40.1 | 33.4-47.1 | 25 | 11.9 | 7.8-17.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.12-3.4 | 45 | 21.5 | 16.1-27.7 |
CMs are not as risky as prescribed medication | 11 | 5.2 | 2.6-9.2 | 62 | 29.6 | 23.5-36.3 | 67 | 32.0 | 25.7-38.8 | 17 | 8.1 | 4.8-12.7 | 37 | 17.7 | 12.7-23.5 |
CMs can cause dangerous side effects | 19 | 9.0 | 5.5-13.8 | 60 | 28.7 | 22.6-35.3 | 45 | 21.3 | 16.1-27.7 | 9 | 4.3 | 1.9-8.0 | 61 | 29.1 | 23.1-35.8 |
Ingredients in CM make them safe to use | 11 | 5.2 | 2.6-9.2 | 40 | 19.1 | 14.0-25.1 | 68 | 32.5 | 26.2-39.3 | 7 | 3.3 | 1.3-6.7 | 69 | 33.0 | 26.6-39.8 |