Table 6 Participants’ opinions about herbal tea prescription in hospital

Will you encourage or discourage prescription of herbal teas in hospital

 Will encourage

265 (90.1)

95.9

87.3

Explain your reason

 Will encourage if it is effective

120 (40.8)

27.8

47.2

 Will encourage, I trust the doctors/hospital

55 (18.7)

25.8

15.2

 Will encourage, its natural with less side effects

35 (11.9)

19.6

8.1

 Will encourage, it's the same as tablets or capsule

18 (6.1)

11.3

3.6

 Will encourage, some people prefer herbal medicine

17 (5.8)

2.1

7.6

 Will encourage, its more effective and less costly

12 (4.1)

9.3

1.5

 Will encourage, I like drugs in tea form and children can take without knowing

8 (2.7)

0.0

4.1

 Will discourage because it is not their specialty

25 (8.5)

3.1

11.2

 Will discourage because there is no clear dosage

4 (1.4)

1.0

1.5