Table 3 Respondents’ responses regarding the acquisition, recommendations, and trust of currently available information on herbal products (n = 378)
Questions | n(%) | Chi square p value |
|---|---|---|
Obtain herbal Products Pharmacy | 87 (23.0) | > 0.05 |
Herbalist | 143 (37.8) | |
Health products store | 6 (1.6) | |
Supermarket | 30 (7.9) | |
Family member/Friend | 44 (11.6) | |
Others | 7 (1.9) | |
Who recommended herbal products* | < 0.05 | |
Family member/Friend | 150 (39.7) | |
Medical Doctor | 37 (9.8) | |
Pharmacist | 67 (17.7) | |
Nurse | 4 (1.1) | |
Dietician | 4 (1.1) | |
Mass Media (TV/Radio/Newspaper) | 47 (12.4) | |
Others | 8 (2.1) | |
Trust to provide accurate information* | < 0.05 | |
Medical Doctor | 88 (23.3) | |
Pharmacist | 93 (24.6) | |
Herbalist | 59 (15.6) | |
Nurse | 1(.3) | |
Dietician | 10 (2.6) | |
The natural health product manufacturer | 5 (1.3) | |
Family member/Friend | 49 (13.0) | |
Health products store | 3(.8) | |
Others | 8 (2.1) |