Table 4 Prevalence of the use of TKM therapies
Category | Acupuncture (%) | Moxibustion (%) | Cupping (%) | Traditional herbal medicine (%) | Chuna* (%) | Physical Therapy (%) | Others†(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||||
(Average) | (95.3) | (40.1) | (36.0) | (35.7) | (10.9) | (0.4) | (0.2) |
Male | 96.0 | 39.6 | 35.1 | 33.3 | 12.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Female | 94.7 | 40.6 | 36.9 | 38.1 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Age (yrs) | |||||||
20-29 | 91.8 | 30.6 | 28.2 | 24.7 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
30-39 | 96.4 | 34.2 | 36.9 | 36.9 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
40-49 | 95.9 | 49.0 | 39.8 | 34.7 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
50-59 | 97.1 | 40.8 | 39.8 | 39.8 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
60-69 | 94.4 | 47.2 | 33.3 | 43.1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Level of education | |||||||
High school graduate | 95.1 | 38.8 | 27.2 | 37.9 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
College | 95.2 | 40.0 | 38.1 | 33.9 | 12.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
College graduate | 96.4 | 42.9 | 41.1 | 42.9 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
TKM reliability | |||||||
Trust | 96.4 | 41.8 | 39.1 | 38.0 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Neutral | 90.9 | 36.4 | 28.3 | 29.3 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Distrust | 100.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |