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Table 3 Awareness and perception about CAM

From: General perception and self-practice of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among undergraduate pharmacy students of Bangladesh

Modality

Year of study

CAM use (Yes/no)

Total (%) (Yes/no)

Chi-square value (χ2)

P value

Knowledge of CAM

1st

49/13

88/12

12.710

0.005*

2nd

55/10

 

3rd

62/1

 

4th

44/4

 

Health benefit

1st

61/1

97/3

5.549

0.136

2nd

64/1

 

3rd

58/5

 

4th

47/1

 

Right to choose

1st

61/1

97/3

1.076

0.783

2nd

63/2

 

3rd

60/3

 

4th

46/2

 

CAM together with conventional medicine

1st

55/7

82/18

4.627

0.201

2nd

52/13

 

3rd

52/11

 

4th

35/13

 

Quackery and charlatanism

1st

2/60

5/95

1.748

0.626

2nd

4/61

 

3rd

4/59

 

4th

1/47

 

Discouraging unscientific manner

1st

51/11

80/20

0.462

0.927

2nd

52/13

 

3rd

50/13

 

4th

37/11

 

Placebo effect

1st

14/48

18/82

2.310

0.511

2nd

9/56

 

3rd

13/50

 

4th

7/41

 

Stimulant of body’s natural power

1st

34/28

66/34

6.022

0.111

2nd

43/22

 

3rd

42/21

 

4th

37/11

 

Ideas & methods of CAM for convention medicine

1st

57/5

94/6

6.116

0.106

2nd

65/0

 

3rd

57/6

 

4th

45/3

 

Advising CAM by health professional

1st

61/1

93/7

4.748

0.191

2nd

61/4

 

3rd

56/7

 

4th

44/4

 

Threat to public health

1st

7/55

11/89

2.405

0.493

2nd

6/59

 

3rd

5/58

 

4th

8/40

 
  1. *P < 0.05 was considered as significant