Research Article
Knowledge and Attitudes towards Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Senior Medical Students in King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Table 1
Knowledge of complementary and alternative medicine among senior medical students.
| | CAM modalities | Good knowledge | Minimum knowledge | Aware of CAM modalities | No awareness | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Treatment/technique | | | | | | Acupuncture | 21 (8.7) | 114 (47.1) | 80 (33.1) | 27 (11.1) | | Massage | 41 (16.9) | 135 (55.8) | 57 (23.6) | 9 (3.7) | | Homeopathy | 14 (5.8) | 46 (19.0) | 49 (20.2) | 133 (55.0) | | Herbal medicine | 35 (14.5) | 117 (48.3) | 71 (29.3) | 19 (7.9) | | Megavitamin therapy | 9 (3.7) | 42 (17.4) | 60 (24.8) | 131 (54.1) | | Spiritual healing | 32 (13.2) | 68 (28.1) | 92 (38.0) | 50 (20.7) | | Magnetic therapy | 3 (1.2) | 52 (21.5) | 94 (38.8) | 93 (38.5) | | Herbs | | | | | | Feverfew | 3 (1.2) | 31 (12.8) | 43 (17.8) | 165 (68.2) | | Ginger | 57 (23.6) | 106 (43.8) | 60 (24.8) | 19 (7.9) | | Garlic | 65 (26.9) | 106 (43.8) | 54 (22.3) | 17 (7.0) | | Ginseng | 26 (10.7) | 49 (20.2) | 87 (36.0) | 80 (33.1) |
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