Table 3 Details of the treatment options selected by the participants by type of illness
From: Alternative or complementary attitudes toward alternative and complementary medicines
Treatment options selected in participants with | All illnesses | Mental illnesses | Somatic illnesses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
Single choice options | ||||||
1- Strictly conventional | 43 | (10.2) | 65 | (11.2) | 49 | (8.7) |
2- Weak complementary | 319 | (75.8) | 402 | (69.3) | 408 | (72.1) |
3- Strong complementary | 50 | (11.9) | 83 | (14.3) | 93 | (16.6) |
4- Alternative | 9 | (2.1) | 30 | (5.2) | 15 | (2.7) |
Total | 421 | (100.0) | 580 | (100.0) | 565 | (100.0) |
Two choice options | ||||||
1 + 2 | 51 | (12.9) | 37 | (13.1) | 44 | (14.2) |
1 + 3 | 1 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.4) | 3 | (1.0) |
1 + 4 | 6 | (1.5) | 5 | (1.8) | 7 | (2.3) |
2 + 3 | 291 | (73.5) | 200 | (70.9) | 214 | (68.8) |
2 + 4 | 33 | (8.3) | 21 | (7.5) | 27 | (8.7) |
3 + 4 | 14 | (3.5) | 18 | (6.4) | 16 | (5.1) |
Total | 396 | (100.0) | 282 | (100.0) | 311 | (100.0) |
Three choice options | ||||||
1 + 2 + 3 | 11 | (14.1) | 5 | (14.3) | 6 | (26.1) |
1 + 2 + 4 | 22 | (28.2) | 7 | (20.0) | 5 | (21.7) |
1 + 3 + 4 | 2 | (2.6) | 1 | (2.9) | 0 | (0.0) |
2 + 3 + 4 | 43 | (55.1) | 22 | (62.9) | 12 | (52.2) |
Total | 78 | (100.0) | 35 | (100.0) | 23 | (100.0) |
All combinations including | ||||||
Strictly conventional | 97 | (20.3) | 58 | (18.2) | 65 | (19.5) |
Weak complementary | 455 | (95.2) | 294 | (92.2) | 308 | (92.2) |
Strong complementary | 366 | (76.6) | 249 | (78.1) | 251 | (75.2) |
Alternative | 124 | (25.9) | 76 | (23.8) | 67 | (20.1) |