Perception of Individuals with Diabetes about Efficacy and Safety of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of the sample.

Questions	n (%)
Type of diabetes
Type 1	105 (29.3)
Type 2	191 (53.4)
I do not know	62 (17.3)
Have you ever heard of CAM?
Yes	214 (59.6)
No	140 (39.0)
Refused to say	5 (1.4)
Did you use CAM and modern medicine together for diabetes?
No	238 (66.3)
Yes	121 (33.7)
Did you use CAM in past two years?
No	264 (73.5)
Yes	95 (26.5)
Did you use herbal medicine for diabetes ever?
No	258 (72.0)
Yes	101 (28.0)
Reason for using CAM?
Affordability	17 (4.7)
Accessibility	64 (17.8)
Acceptability	52 (14.5)
Effectiveness	30 (8.4)
All of the above	196 (54.6)
Have you ever discussed CAM practice with physicians?
Never	242 (67.4)
Usually	25 (7)
Sometimes	92 (25.6)