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Table 1 Referral rates of rural GPs to naturopaths in the past 12 months (n = 585)

From: The interface with naturopathy in rural primary health care: a survey of referral practices of general practitioners in rural and regional New South Wales, Australia

Referral rates

Frequency (Percent)

At least weekly

24 (4.1%)

At least monthly

35 (6.0%)

A few times per year

92 (15.7%)

I have not referred but would consider

114 (19.5%)

I would never refer

286 (48.8%)

I do not know of any practitioners

31 (5.3%)

No response

3 (0.5%)