Table 3 Perception of HCPs toward CAM Modalities and difference in responses by demographic characteristics
Question about perception | VE | E | NI | H | VH | A | P | G | EP | AL | CP | MS | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Herbal therapy (Effective or harmful) | 99(21.71) | 255(55.93) | 73(16.00) | 14(3.07) | 15(3.29) | 0.21 | 0.001 | 0.006 | 0.02 | 0.49 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.21 |
Homeopathic medicine (effective or harmful) | 56(12.28) | 204(44.74) | 111(24.34) | 74(16.23) | 11(2.41) | 0.099 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.013 | 0.37 | 0.02 | 0.79 | 0.52 |
Spiritual healing (effective or harmful) | 115(25.22) | 184(40.35) | 132(28.95) | 16(3.51) | 9(1.97) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.49 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.31 |
Acupuncture therapy (effective or harmful) | 74(16.23) | 188(41.22) | 140(30.70) | 34(7.46) | 20(4.39) | 0.49 | 0.01 | 0.49 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.21 |
Chinese medicine (effective or harmful) | 42(9.21) | 181(39.69) | 168(36.85) | 37(8.11) | 28(6.14) | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.251 | 0.171 | 0.20 |