Table 4 Self-use of CAM among study participants
Modalities | Frequency, n (%) | % Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Current Use | Previous Use | |||
Traditional Malay Medicine | 45 (9.7) | 89 (19.5) | 9.8 | |
Traditional Chinese Medicine | 105 (21.0) | 219 (47.3) | 26.3 | |
Traditional Indian Medicine | 10 (2.2) | 31 (6.9) | 4.7 | |
Homeopathy | 22 (4.8) | 49 (10.9) | 6.1 | |
Complementary Medicine | 107 (21.9) | 187 (39.3) | 17.4 | |
Self-use of CAM modalities (current use) | ||||
Modalities | Year of study | CAM use Yes/No | Chi-square | Correlation |
Traditional Malay Medicine | 1 2 3 4 | 13/80 10/112 13/103 9/126 | p = 0.269 | Rs = 0.067 p = 0.147 |
Traditional Chinese Medicine | 1 2 3 4 | 17/80 30/93 23/93 35/106 | p = 0.473 | Rs = -0.044 p = 0.337 |
Traditional Indian Medicine | 1 2 3 4 | 0/92 3/117 6/107 1/132 | p = 0.023 | Rs = -0.022 p = 0.625 |
Complementary medicine | 1 2 3 4 | 14/84 27/97 35/86 31/114 | p = 0.073 | Rs = -0.061 p = 0.181 |
Homeopathy | 1 2 3 4 | 1/91 8/112 8/105 5/125 | p = 0.099 | Rs = -0.026 p = 0.574 |