Variables | Â | 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) |  |