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Table 4 Selected survey questions on CAM-related beliefs and health services by CAM publicly accepted in the country of origin a

From: The utilisation of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) among ethnic minorities in South Korea

Variables

 

Total number of respondents N (%)

No n (%)

Yes n (%)

p-value

  

292 (100.0)

81 (100.0)

211 (100.0)

 

Of the following choices, which do you think is most effective for health promotion and self-management purposes?

Conventional medicine

67 (22.9)

19 (23.5)

48 (22.7)

0.079

CAM

43 (14.7)

5 (6.2)

38 (18.0)

CAM + Conventional medicine

117 (40.1)

36 (44.4)

81 (38.4)

Don’t know

65 (22.3)

21 (25.9)

44 (20.9)

Do you trust CAM for the treatment of diseases?

Strongly distrust

12 (4.1)

4 (4.9)

8 (3.8)

0.198

Distrust

36 (12.3)

14 (17.3)

22 (10.4)

Neutral

175 (59.9)

45 (55.6)

130 (61.6)

Trust

55 (18.8)

17 (21)

38 (18.0)

Strongly trust

14 (4.8)

1 (1.2)

13 (6.2)

Do you agree that CAM has made contributions toward advancing medical treatment?

Strongly disagree

17 (5.8)

10 (12.3)

7 (3.3)

0.026

Disagree

36 (12.3)

12 (14.8)

24 (11.4)

Neutral

157 (53.8)

39 (48.1)

118 (55.9)

Agree

72 (24.7)

19 (23.5)

53 (25.1)

Strongly agree

10 (3.4)

1 (1.2)

9 (4.3)

Do you feel that CAM treatments are safe?

Strongly disagree

14 (4.8)

7 (8.6)

7 (3.3)

0.275

Disagree

36 (12.3)

12 (14.8)

24 (11.4)

Neutral

156 (53.4)

40 (49.4)

116 (55.0)

Agree

74 (25.3)

20 (24.7)

54 (25.6)

Strongly agree

12 (4.1)

2 (2.5)

10 (4.7)

When you receive medical care, do you agree that doctors should be informed about your use of CAM?

Strongly disagree

17 (5.8)

9 (11.1)

8 (3.8)

<0.001

Disagree

44 (15.1)

17 (21)

27 (12.8)

Neutral

100 (34.2)

34 (42)

66 (31.3)

Agree

97 (33.2)

19 (23.5)

78 (37.0)

Strongly agree

34 (11.6)

2 (2.5)

32 (15.2)

When you receive medical care, do you agree that doctors need to have basic understanding of traditional medicine from your home country?

Strongly disagree

18 (6.2)

5 (6.2)

13 (6.2)

<0.001

Disagree

32 (11)

19 (23.5)

13 (6.2)

Neutral

89 (30.5)

28 (34.6)

61 (28.9)

Agree

119 (40.8)

23 (28.4)

96 (45.5)

 

Strongly agree

34 (11.6)

6 (7.4)

28 (13.3)

 
  1. Note. aRespondents from countries that receive public support for traditional medicine (i.e., China, Japan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Mongolia) were compared with the rest.