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Table 2 Socio-demographic and CAM use characteristics of study participants. (n = 832)

From: The role of pharmacists in complementary and alternative medicine in Lebanon: users’ perspectives

 

Frequency

Percentage

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