Prevalence and Correlates of Discomfort and Acceptability of Acupuncture among Outpatients in Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion Departments: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Binary logistic regression: Odds of subjects reporting better acceptance of acupuncture ().
Characteristic/Subcategory
Acceptance of acupuncture
Odds Ratios
Difficult to accept
Easy to accept
OR (95% CI)
value
First acupuncture experience: Is this your first acupuncture experience?
No
135 (17.7)
629 (82.3)
1.00
Yes
40 (24.8)
121 (75.2)
0.62 (0.39–0.99)
0.047
Fear of needles: Are you afraid of acupuncture needles?
No
95 (13.0)
634 (87.0)
1.00
Yes
80 (40.8)
116 (59.2)
0.34 (0.22–0.51)
<0.001
Fear of pain: How much are you afraid of pain?
Not at all
21 (12.0)
283 (93.1)
1.00
1.00
A little
63 (18.8)
272 (81.2)
0.42 (0.24–0.74)
0.002
Very much
91 (31.8)
195 (68.2)
0.18 (0.10–0.31)
<0.001
Knowledge of acupuncture: How much do you know about acupuncture?
Not at all
20 (9.2)
197 (90.8)
1.00
A little
119 (22.5)
411 (77.5)
0.32 (0.18–0.56)
0.001
Very well
36 (20.2)
142 (79.8)
0.32 (0.16–0.61)
<0.001
Professional title of acupuncturist
Resident physician
59 (37.3)
99 (62.7)
1.00
Attending physician
63 (17.4)
300 (82.6)
2.59 (1.58–4.23)
<0.001
Chief physician
53 (13.1)
351 (86.9)
3.22 (1.95–5.34)
<0.001
Discomfort of acupuncture: How is your discomfort feeling caused by acupuncture?
