Perceptions of the Muslim religious leaders and their attitudes on herbal medicine in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Satisfaction on Herbal Medicine (HM) use among respondents (n = 503)

Characteristics	Number	%	Significance
Priority of use			<.001
First HM then OM*	145	28.9
First OM then HM	127	25.3
Both together	229	45.7
Did you get benefit from HM?			<.001
Yes	486	97.4
No	13	2.6
Did you get harm from HM?			<.001
Yes	7	1.7
No	492	98.6
Are you satisfied with HM?			<.001
Very satisfied	244	49.1
Satisfied	249	50.1
Upset	4	0.8
Will you recommend HM to others?			<.001
Yes	477	97.9
No	10	2.1
From where do you collect HM?			.025
Friends	121	24.3
Relatives	120	24.1
Herbal health workers	105	21.1
Shop	152	30.5
If treatment cost is same, which one will you choose?			<.001
OM	290	58.6
HM	205	41.4
Does anybody help you using HM?			<.001
Yes	369	74.1
No	129	25.9
Government should take more initiatives to promote HM			<.001
Yes	449	90.5
No	4	0.8
Existing initiatives are enough	43	8.7

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