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Table 5 Sources of Information, perceived benefit and side effects of CAM by users

From: High prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with sickle cell disease in a tertiary hospital in Lagos, South West, Nigeria

Characteristic

Frequency

Percent

Source of Information

 Relatives

109

61.6

 Friends

20

11.2

 Neighbours

22

12.4

 Television

0

0.0

 Radio

16

9.0

 Newspaper

12

6.8

Perceived Effectiveness

 Good

100

56.5

 Fair

44

24.9

 Poor

33

18.6

Ever abandoned CAM

 Yes

33

18.6

 No

144

81.4

Recommendation of CAM to others

 Yes

134

75.7

 No

43

24.3

Disclosed use of CAM to doctor

 Yes

0

0

 No

177

100

Side Effects

 Always

9

5.1

 Frequently

4

2.3

 Rarely

2

1.1

 Never

162

91.5