Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Korean Elite Athletes: Current Status and Future Implications

Table 3

Experience of Korean medicine treatments.

Questions	Answer choice	Elite athletes	General population	value
Q. Have you experienced KM previously?	Yes	83.3	73.8	0.143
	No	16.7	26.2
Q. What are the reasons for having no experience for KM?	No info for KM	39.8	9.5	<0.001
	Treatment is expensive	5.5	4.2
	Worrisome for safety of herbal medicine	7.0	3.4
	KM treatments are too much	7.8	11.6
	No need for KM	39.8	71.2
Q. How familiar are you with KM?	Extremely familiar	17.3	4.5	<0.001
	Very familiar	9.8	30.4
	Moderately familiar	38.7	28.3
	Slightly familiar	25.5	34.7
	Not at all familiar	8.7	2.2
Q. How frequently do you use KM?	3 times per week	2.0	1.0	<0.001
	1–2 times per week	8.3	4.2
	1–2 times per month	39.3	10.0
	3–4 times per year	29.5	21.1
	Less than two times per year	21.0	63.7
Q. Which institution have you visited for KM?	KM clinic	96.9	96.9	1
	Pharmacy	11.5	8.3	0.619
	Public health center	2.8	4.7	0.738
	Herbal medicine pharmacy store	11.9	10.2	0.894
	KM hospital	22.6	15.5	0.303
Q. How satisfied are you with overall KM experience?	Very satisfied	32.4	8.7	<0.001
	Satisfied	32.5	67.5
	Neutral	31.7	21.7
	Dissatisfied	2.9	1.6
	Very dissatisfied	0.5	0.4