From: Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in Brazil
Prevalence of CAM use a (95%CI) b by sociodemographic variables | ||||
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Acupuncture | Homeopathy | Medicinal Plants and Herbal Medicines | CAM total | |
aOR (95%CI) | aOR (95%CI) | aOR (95%CI) | aOR (95%CI) | |
Brazilian regions | ||||
Southeast | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
South | 0.67 (0.44–0.99)p | 1.51 (0.90–2.52) | 3.01 (1.99–4.54) p | 1.67 (1.31–2.13) p |
Midwest | 0.53 (0.36–0.76) p | 1.24 (0.80–1.93) | 1.75 (1.12–2.73) p | 1.09 (0.85–1.40) |
Northeast | 0.31 (0.20–0.49) p | 0.45 (0.27–0.74) p | 1.97 (1.22–3.18) p | 1.08 (0.82–1.41) |
North | 0.18 (0.09–0.37) p | 1.59 (0.97–2.60) | 3.73 (2.27–6.13) p | 2.02 (1.49–2.74) p |
Gender | ||||
Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Female | 1.95 (1.35–2.81) p | 1.47 (1.02–2.12) p | 1.23 (1.04–1.46) p | 1.42 (1.24–1.61) p |
Age (years) | ||||
18 to 39 years | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
40 to 59 years | 2.37 (1.63–3.47) p | 1.26 (0.81–1.96) | 1.51 (1.26–1.81) p | 1.64 (1.40–1.92) p |
60 years or older | 2.97 (2.03–4.34) p | 1.03 (0.67–1.58) | 1.49 (1.22–1.81) p | 1.62 (1.37–1.91) p |
Educational level c | ||||
Up to Incomplete Elementary School | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Up to Complete High School | 1.60 (0.85–3.01) | 0.87 (0.47–1.64) | 0.89 (0.72–1.09) | 0.99 (0.82–1.20) |
From Incomplete College/University | 4.22 (2.05–8.69) p | 2.41 (1.22–4.77) p | 1.50 (1.04–2.18) p | 2.35 (1.79–3.07) p |
Ethnicity/skin color | ||||
White | 1.29 (0.87–1.91) | 1.22 (0.78–1.89) | 0.80 (0.65–0.99) p | 0.99 (0.85–1.16) |
Non-white | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Socioeconomic status d | ||||
Higher (A + B) | 1.98 (1.22–3.20) p | 2.99 (1.71–5.22) p | 0.70 (0.51–0.95) p | 1.27 (1.01–1.59) p |
Intermediate (C) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Lower (D + E) | 0.36 (0.12–1.05) | 0.70 (0.40–1.22) | 2.04 (1.57–2.65) p | 1.77 (1.41–2.23) p |