Research Article
Understanding CAM Use in Lebanon: Findings from a National Survey
Table 2
Health beliefs (including the Push and Pull factors) by CAM use among study participants (n = 1500).
| | Push and pull factors | Total | CAM Users | Non-CAM Users | Significance | | N=1500 (100%) | N=448 (29.9%) | N=1052 (70.1%) |
| | Push factors | During the past 12 months, have you felt dissatisfied with conventional medicine? | No | 1217 (81.1) | 319 (71.2) | 898 (85.4) | | | Yes | 283 (18.9) | 129 (28.8) | 154 (14.6) |
| | Pull factors | I prefer doctors give me choices or options & let me decide myself what to do | Strongly disagree | 635 (42.3) | 174 (38.8) | 461 (43.8) | | | Disagree | 121 (8.1) | 61 (13.6) | 60 (5.7) | | Neither agree nor disagree | 35 (2.3) | 12 (2.7) | 23 (2.2) | | Agree | 256 (17.1) | 44 (9.8) | 212 (20.2) | | Strongly agree | 453 (30.2) | 157 (35.0) | 296 (28.1) | | Patients should challenge the authority of the doctor | Strongly disagree | 1170 (78.0) | 318 (71.0) | 852 (81.0) | | | Disagree | 146 (9.7) | 71 (15.8) | 75 (7.1) | | Neither agree nor disagree | 37 (2.5) | 14 (3.1) | 23 (2.2) | | Agree | 87 (5.8) | 24 (5.4) | 63 (6.0) | | Strongly agree | 60 (4.0) | 21 (4.7) | 39 (3.7) | | I prefer to assume some of the responsibility | Strongly disagree | 1016 (67.7) | 279 (62.3) | 737 (70.1) | | | Disagree | 205 (13.7) | 84 (18.8) | 121 (11.5) | | Neither agree nor disagree | 76 (5.1) | 19 (4.2) | 57 (5.4) | | Agree | 112 (7.5) | 37 (8.3) | 75 (7.1) | | Strongly agree | 91 (6.1) | 29 (6.5) | 62 (5.9) | | Except for serious illness, it is better to take care of your own health than go to the doctor | Strongly disagree | 584 (38.9) | 143 (31.9) | 441 (41.9) | | | Disagree | 272 (18.1) | 69 (15.4) | 203 (19.3) | | Neither agree nor disagree | 47 (3.1) | 22 (4.9) | 25 (2.4) | | Agree | 259 (17.3) | 123 (27.5) | 136 (12.9) | | Strongly agree | 338 (22.5) | 91 (20.3) | 247 (23.5) | | It is not obligatory to go to the doctor to treat oneself | Strongly disagree | 1024 (68.3) | 247 (55.1) | 777 (73.9) | | | Disagree | 266 (17.7) | 123 (27.5) | 143 (13.6) | | Neither agree nor disagree | 38 (2.5) | 15 (3.3) | 23 (2.2) | | Agree | 96 (6.4) | 42 (9.4) | 54 (5.1) | | Strongly agree | 76 (5.1) | 21 (4.7) | 55 (5.2) | | Spirituality and faith play important roles in life | Not important at all | 62 (4.1) | 17 (3.8) | 45 (4.3) | | | Not very important | 47 (3.1) | 11 (2.5) | 36 (3.4) | | Moderately important | 188 (12.5) | 64 (14.3) | 124 (11.8) | | Very important | 1180 (78.7) | 346 (77.2) | 834 (79.3) | | No answer | 23 (1.5) | 10 (2.2) | 13 (1.2 ) |
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