Table 3 Prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) by funding type, according to the sociodemographic characteristics, PNS 2013e
From: Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in Brazil
Sociodemographic Variables | Prevalence of CAM use a (95%CI) b by Funding Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
SUS | Private Health Insurance | Private | Not funded | |
Brazilian regions | ||||
Southeast | 5.8 (3.7–8.8) | 20.2 (15.9–25.2) | 44.7 (39.3–50.2) | 29.4 (24.8–34.5) |
South | 5.3 (3.1–9.0) | 13.0 (9.5–17.6) | 36.2 (30.7–42.1) | 45.5 (39.2–51.9) |
Midwest | 5.5 (3.5–8.6) | 13.5 (9.4–19.0) | 36.4 (30.3–42.9) | 44.6 (37.7–51.8) |
Northeast | 6.5 (4.3–9.8) | 5.2 (3.8–7.2) | 21.8 (17.7–26.4) | 66.5 (62.0–70.7) |
North | 7.6 (4.5–12.7) | 2.1 (1.1–4.2) | 23.3 (18.0–29.5) | 67.0 (60.1–73.2) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 5.4 (3.6–7.9) | 10.9 (8.0–14.6) | 27.5 (23.3–32.0) | 53.3 (51.0–61.4) |
Female | 6.5 (5.0–8.4) | 13.6 (11.4–16.2) | 38.7 (35.4–42.2) | 41.2 (38.2–44.3) |
Age (years) | ||||
18 to 39 years | 4.4 (3.2–6.2) | 12.4 (9.4–16.0) | 32.1 (27.8–36.6) | 51.1 (46.6–55.7) |
40 to 59 years | 7.2 (5.1–10.3) | 12.5 (10.0–15.6) | 34.8 (30.2–39.7) | 45.5 (40.9–50.1) |
60 years or older | 6.6 (4.1–10.3) | 12.9 (9.3–17.5) | 37.3 (31.8–43.2) | 43.3 (37.4–49.3) |
Educational levelc | ||||
Up to Incomplete Elementary School | 7.8 (5.7–10.6) | 4.1 (2.9–5.8) | 20.6 (16.6–25.2) | 67.5 (62.8–71.9) |
Up to Complete High School | 7.1 (5.0–10.0) | 12.2 (9.0–16.4) | 37.8 (33.1–42.7) | 42.9 (38.5–47.5) |
From Incomplete College/University | 2.3 (1.2–4.5) | 25.9 (21.0–31.6) | 52.1 (45.9–58.4) | 19.6 (15.2–24.9) |
Ethnicity | ||||
White | 4.6 (3.0–6.9) | 18.4 (15.2–22.0) | 43.2 (39.2–47.3) | 33.8 (30.0–37.9) |
Non-white | 7.5 (5.8–9.8) | 6.7 (5.2–8.6) | 25.4 (21.8–29.4) | 60.4 (56.2–64.4) |
Socioeconomic statusd | ||||
A + B | 2.7 (1.7–4.3) | 25.2 (21.0–29.9) | 50.3 (45.2–55.3) | 21.8 (18.3–25.8) |
C | 9.5 (6.8–13.2) | 7.5 (5.3–10.6) | 33.1 (28.6–37.9) | 49.9 (45.2–54.6) |
D + E | 7.1 (4.8–10.3) | 0.6 (0.2–1.4) | 14.1 (10.8–18.2) | 78.3 (73.6–82.3) |
Total | 6.1 (4.8–7.6) | 12.5 (10.7–14.7) | 34.3 (31.5–37.2) | 47.1 (44.2–50.0) |