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Table 2 Numbers and percentages of participants who answered correctly on the 8 knowledge questions

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

No.

Questiona, b

Number (%)

1

Senna is contraindicated in the case of pregnancy and in children under twelve years old (T)

47 (18.7)

2

Spinach eating is safe for kidney patients (F)

115 (45.8)

3

Fenugreek rises the risk of increased blood sugar so it should be avoided in diabetics (F)

61 (24.3)

4

Garlic increases the risk of bleeding if used with warfarin (T)

73 (29.1)

5

Bronchoconstriction is the side effects of caffeine (F)

65 (25.9)

6

Ginger has effect in relieving premenstrual syndrome (T)

86 (34.3)

7

Echinacea is used for suppressing the immunity (F)

37 (14.7)

8

Digoxin use with bran increase the concentration of digoxin (F)

23 (9.2)

  1. aQuestions were adapted from Shraim et al. [47]
  2. bcorrect answers set alongside each statement; T stands for true and F stands for false