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Table 2 Healthcare workers’ awareness of the use of prescribed and non-prescribed medications by HIV patients

From: Views and experiences of healthcare professionals towards the use of African traditional, complementary and alternative medicines among patients with HIV infection: the case of eThekwini health district, South Africa

Respondent category (No)

Aware of patient disclosure of all other prescribed medication

Aware of patient use of TCAM

Cases with patients using both ART and TCAM

Doctors (n = 25)

Yes

7 (7.45 %), SE (0.052), RE (0.007)

18 (19.15 %), SE (0.087), RE (0.0045)

7 (7.45 %), SE (0.052), RE (0.007)

No

18 (19.15 %)

7 (7.45 %)

18 (18.08 %)

Nurses (n = 29)

Yes

15 (15.96 %), SE (.0.068), RE (0.004)

19 (20.21 %), SE (0.075), RE (0.0037)

6 (6.38 %), SE (0.046), RE (0.0072)

No

14 (14.90 %)

10 (10.64 %)

23 (24.47 %)

Pharmacists

(n = 32)

Yes

15 (15.96 %), SE (0.065), RE (0.004)

9 (9.45), SE (0.052), RE (0.005)

7 (7.45 %), SE (0.052), RE (0.007)

No

18 (19.15 %)

23 (24.47 %)

25 (26.60 %)

PB PA (n = 8)

Yes

3 (3.19 %), SE (0.165), RE (0.052)

2 (2.13 %), SE (0.051), RE (0.024)

3 (3.19 %), SE (0.062), RE (0.019)

No

5 (5.32 %)

6 (6.38)

5 (5.32 %)

Total (n = 94)

Yes

40

48

23

No

54

46

71

  1. Legend: PBPA = post basic pharmacist assistant, TCAM = traditional, complementary and alternative medicines
  2. Note: standard error calculated on the proportion of respondents who said yes to the question