Table 2 Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use, according to sociodemographic characteristics, PNS 2013e
From: Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in Brazil
Sociodemographic Variables | Prevalence of CAM usea (95%CI)b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acupuncture | Homeopathy | Medicinal Plants and Herbal Medicines | Others | |
Brazilian regions | ||||
Southeast | 1.5 (1.3–1.9) | 0.6 (0.5–0.9) | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) |
South | 1.0 (0.7–1.4) | 1.0 (0.7–1.6) | 3.6 (2.8–4.7) | 0.4 (0.2–0.8) |
Midwest | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) | 2.5 (2.0–3.2) | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) |
Northeast | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) | 3.5 (2.9–4.2) | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) |
North | 0.1 (0.1–0.3) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) | 6.2 (4.9–7.7) | 0.1 (0.1–0.3) |
Gender | ||||
Male | 0.6 (0.5–0.9) | 0.5 (0.3–0.6) | 2.4 (2.1–2.8) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) |
Female | 1.3 (1.1–1.5) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 2.9 (2.6–3.4) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) |
Age (years) | ||||
18 to 39 years | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) | 2.1 (1.8–2.5) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) |
40 to 59 years | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 3.1 (2.6–3.6) | 0.4 (0.2–0.5) |
60 years or older | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) | 0.5 (0.3–0.6) | 3.4 (2.9–4.0) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) |
Educational levelc | ||||
Up to Incomplete Elementary School | 0.3 (0.2–0.5) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | 3.5 (2.9–4.1) | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) |
Up to Complete High School | 0.8 (0.6–0.1) | 0.4 (0.3–0.6) | 1.9 (1.6–2.2) | 0.2 (0.2–0.4) |
From Incomplete College/University | 3.2 (2.6–3.9) | 1.8 (1.4–2.3) | 2.4 (1.9–2.9) | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) |
Ethnicity | ||||
White | 1.5 (1.2–1.7) | 0.8 (0.7–1.0) | 2.1 (1.8–2.4) | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) |
Non-white | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) | 3.2 (2.8–3.8) | 0.2 (0.1–0.2) |
Socioeconomic statusd | ||||
Higher (A + B) | 2.2 (1.8–2.6) | 1.3 (1.0–1.6) | 1.6 (1.3–1.9) | 0.5 (0.3–0.7) |
Intermediate (C) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | 2.1 (1.9–2.4) | 0.2 (0.2–0.3) |
Lower (D + E) | 0.1 (0.0–0.3) | 0.2 (0.1–0.2) | 5.1 (4.1–6.2) | 0.1 (0.0–0.1) |
Total prevalence | 1.0 (0.8–1.1) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 2.7 (2.4–3.0) | 0.3 (0.2–0.3) |