Table 4 Use Related CAM Beliefs Among Students
Questions | Use Related CAM- beliefs | p-values | |
|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Has somebody close to you had effective treatment from a complementary practitioner? | |||
Pharmacy (437) | 182 (41.6%) | 255 (58.3%) | 0.027* |
Non-pharmacy (500) | 249 (49.8%) | 251 (50.2%) | |
Is it only naive/gullible people who go to complementary practitioners? | |||
Pharmacy (437) | 288 (65.9%) | 149 (34.1%) | 0.0005** |
Non-pharmacy (500) | 262 (52.4%) | 238 (47.6%) | |
Do you believe there are many “quacks” in complementary medicine? | |||
Pharmacy (437) | 116 (26.5%) | 321 (73.5%) | 0.299 |
Non-pharmacy (500) | 118 (23.6%) | 382 (76.4%) | |
Do you believe the most important factor of any treatment is its efficacy for cure? | |||
Pharmacy (437) | 75 (17.2%) | 362 (82.8%) | 0.153 |
Non-pharmacy (500) | 104 (20.8%) | 395 (79.2%) | |
Do you believe complementary medicine is more holistic than orthodox medicine? | |||
Pharmacy (437) | 219 (50.1%) | 218 (49.9%) | 0.0005* |
Non-pharmacy (500) | 320 (64.0%) | 180 (36.0%) | |
Does someone close to you use a complementary practitioner? | |||
Pharmacy (437) | 202 (46.2%) | 235 (53.8%) | 0.396 |
Non-pharmacy (500) | 245 (49.0%) | 255 (51.0%) | |
Do you believe that complementary medicine is better than medicine to treat psychological illness? | |||
Pharmacy (437) | 245 (56.1%) | 192 (43.9%) | 0.048* |
Non-pharmacy (500) | 248 (49.6%) | 252 (50.4%) | |