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Table 10 The barriers that limit the appropriate use of complementary and alternative medicine as reported by the participants

From: Use and acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine among medical students: a cross sectional study from Palestine

Item

Number (%)

The members that trained to use CAM are small number

163 (64.9)

Lack of scientific knowledge in CAM

181 (72.1)

Deficiency of scientific evidence to use CAM

192 (76.5)

Lack of safe sources of data

183 (72.9)

Need a long time of therapy

80 (31.9)

There is no time

91 (36.3)

Lack of interest in CAM

154 (61.4)

There is no hurdle

58 (23.1)