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Table 5 Respondents knowledge regarding CAM

From: Attitudes toward integrative paediatrics: a national survey among youth health care physicians in the Netherlands

 

Knowledge level

Need for more education

 

excellent/moderate

little

nothing

yes

no

CAM therapy

Percentage*

N = 276

   Probiotics

56 %

31 %

14 %

50 %

50 %

   Homeopathy

47 %

40 %

14 %

39 %

61 %

   Dietary supplements

44 %

37 %

19 %

46 %

54 %

   Manual therapies

43 %

40 %

17 %

48 %

52 %

   Mind-body therapies

25 %

33 %

42 %

36 %

64 %

   Chinese medicine (incl. acupuncture)

26 %

39 %

35 %

36 %

64 %

   Anthroposophy

23 %

36 %

42 %

34 %

67 %

   Herbal remedies

20 %

36 %

44 %

35 %

65 %

   Naturopathy

19 %

32 %

50 %

33 %

67 %

   Energetic therapies

12 %

26 %

62 %

27 %

74 %

   Bioelectric therapies

12 %

28 %

60 %

26 %

74 %

  1. *Percentile may add to less or more than 100% due to rounding.