Awareness, Self-Use, Perceptions, Beliefs, and Attitudes toward Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) among Health Professional Students in King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Basic demographic information of the population.

Variable	N = 350	%
Gender
Male	180	51.4
Female	170	48.6
College
COSHP	175	50.0
COM	127	36.3
CAMS	48	13.7
Level/grade
First	58	16.6
Second	51	14.6
Third	106	30.3
Fourth and above	135	38.6
Father education
None	4	1.1
Primary	14	4.0
Secondary	75	21.4
University	257	73.4
Mother education
None	11	3.1
Primary	24	6.9
Secondary	82	23.4
University	233	66.6
Father employment
Employed	168	48.0
Self-employed	57	16.3
Retired	113	32.3
Unemployed	12	3.4
Mother employment
Employed	109	31.1
Self-employed	20	5.7
Retired	64	18.3
Unemployed	157	44.9
Monthly income (SR)
<5000	15	4.3
5000–15000	128	36.6
>20000	207	59.1
Family-related to healthcare
Yes	162	46.3
No	188	53.7

CAMS: College of Applied Medical Sciences; COM: College of Medicine; COSHP: College of Science and Health Professions.