Awareness, use, attitude and perceived need for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) education among undergraduate pharmacy students in Sierra Leone: a descriptive cross-sectional survey

Table 2 Pattern of awareness and use of CAM modalities among of pharmacy students in Sierra Leone

CAM modalities	Awareness of CAM n (%)	Self use of CAM n (%)
Acupuncture	52(57.8)	2(2.2)
Herbal/Botanical/Supplements²	85 (94.4)	63(70)
Massage Therapy²	72(80)	46(51.1)
Ayurveda	10(11.1)	0(0)
Spirituality/Prayer¹ ²	81(90)	53(58.9)
Homeopathy	19(21.1)	1(1.1)
Meditation/Yoga/Relaxation²	50(55.6)	22(24.4)

¹Significant difference (p = 0.000 using chi square test) between Christians and Muslims with respect to the use of spirituality\prayer.
²Student gender, year of study, and age group do not significantly (using fisher exact test p > 0.05) influence use of the four common CAM modalities among students.

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