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Table 2 Comparison of the pattern of use, recommendation and knowledge of CAM among final year undergraduate medicine, pharmacy and nursing students

From: Exploring self-use, attitude and interest to study complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among final year undergraduate medical, pharmacy and nursing students in Sierra Leone: a comparative study

  

Medicine n (%)

Pharmacy n (%)

Nursing n (%)

Total n (%)

P-value

Use of CAM

Yes

26 (59.1)

8 (72.7)

5 (55.6)

39 (61)

0.731

No

18 (40.0)

3 (27.3)

4 (44.4)

25 (39)

Recommendation of CAM

Yes

29 (65.9)

9 (81.8)

5 (55.6)

43 (67)

0.465

No

15 (34.1)

2 (18.2)

4 (44.4)

21 (33)

Knowledge of CAM

Yes

23 (52.3)

5 (45.5)

3 (33.3)

31 (48)

0.599

No

21 (47.7)

6 (54.5)

6 (66.7)

33 (52)