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Table 2 Diversity of treatment options selected by the participants by type of illness

From: Alternative or complementary attitudes toward alternative and complementary medicines

Number of distinct treatment options

All illnesses

Mental Illnesses

Somatic illnesses

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

1 option

421

(46.8)

580

(64.5)

565

(62.9)

2 options

396

(44.1)

282

(31.4)

311

(34.6)

3 options

78

(8.7)

35

(3.9)

23

(2.6)

4 options

4

(0.4)

2

(0.2)

0

(0.0)

Total

899

(100.0)

899

(100.0)

899

(100.0)