From: The role of pharmacists in complementary and alternative medicine in Lebanon: users’ perspectives
Frequency | Percentage | |
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Age range (years) | ||
18–25 | 247 | 29.7 |
26–33 | 176 | 21.2 |
34–50 | 255 | 30.6 |
≥ 51 | 154 | 18.5 |
Gender | ||
Male | 360 | 43.3 |
Female | 472 | 56.7 |
Employments status | ||
Self-employed | 106 | 13.4 |
Employee | 354 | 44.6 |
Not working/student | 333 | 42.0 |
Highest educational level attained | ||
No education /Primary school | 114 | 13.9 |
High school | 173 | 21.1 |
Bachelors /Higher degrees | 532 | 65.0 |
Why are you using CAM? | ||
Chronic disease | 153 | 19.0 |
Minor illness | 310 | 38.4 |
Wellbeing | 344 | 42.6 |
Are you using CAM as: | ||
Complementary medicine | 341 | 43.5 |
Alternative Medicine | 443 | 56.5 |
What type of CAM products are you using? | ||
Herbal | 438 | 54.5 |
Supplements | 366 | 45.5 |
How frequent are you using CAM | ||
Rarely (≤1/month) | 27 | 3.3 |
Often (> = 1 montlhy and ≤ 1 /day | 493 | 60.3 |
Frequently (> 1/day) | 297 | 36.4 |
How were you introduced to CAM? | ||
Physician | 322 | 39.0 |
Pharamcists | 319 | 38.6 |
Herbalist | 34 | 4.1 |
Self-decision | 99 | 12.0 |
From media | 52 | 6.3 |
Do you suffer from any disease | ||
Yes | 215 | 26.4 |
No | 600 | 73.6 |