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Table 3 Reasons for the change in the treatment of women’s health

From: The changing clinical landscape in acupuncture for women’s health: a cross-sectional online survey in New Zealand and Australia

 

Diagnosis method

or technique

Training and

education (webinars, seminars, conferences)

Acupuncture

style, points used,

other treatment

modalities added

Accumulated

experience

Treatment

frequency

Research

Other

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total responses (n = 79)

5

(6.3%)

25

(31.6%)

13

(16.5%)

17

(21.5%)

5

(6.3%)

10

(12.7%)

4

(5.1%)

Currently practicing in:

 Australia (n = 54)

3

(5.6%)

16

(29.6%)

7

(13.0%)

14

(25.9%)

3

(5.6%)

8

(14.8%)

3

(5.6%)

 New Zealand (n = 25)

2

(8.0%)

9

(36.0%)

6

(24.0%)

3

(12.0%)

2

(8.0%)

2

(8.0%)

1

(4.0%)

Years in practice:

 Less than 1 year (n = 0)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

 1–5 years (n = 11)

0

(0.0%)

2

(18.2%)

4

(36.4%)

3

(27.3%)

1

(9.1%)

1

(9.1%)

0

(0.0%)

 6–9 years (n = 12)

1

(8.3%)

4

(33.3%)

1

(8.3%)

2

(16.7%)

2

(16.7%)

1

(8.3%)

1

(8.3%)

 10–20 years (n = 43)

3

(7.0%)

13

(30.2%)

8

(18.6%)

8

(18.6%)

2

(4.7%)

6

(14.0%)

3

(7.0%)

 21 + years (n = 13)

1

(7.7%)

6

(46.2%)

0

(0.0%)

4

(30.8%)

0

(0.0%)

2

(15.4%)

0

(0.0%)

Highest qualification achieved:

 Diploma (n = 14)

2

(14.3%)

7

(50.0%)

1

(7.1%)

3

(21.4%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(7.1%)

0

(0.0%)

 Bachelor (n = 37)

2

(5.4%)

13

(35.1%)

8

(21.6%)

7

(18.9%)

3

(8.1%)

4

(10.8%)

0

(0.0%)

 Master (n = 24)

1

(4.2%)

4

(16.7%)

3

(12.5%)

7

(29.2%)

2

(8.3%)

4

(16.7%)

3

(12.5%)

 Doctor (n = 1)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

 PhD (n = 1)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(100.0%)

Acupuncture training location:

 Australia (n = 55)

3

(5.5%)

16

(29.1%)

7

(12.7%)

15

(27.3%)

3

(5.5%)

8

(14.5%)

3

(5.5%)

 New Zealand (n = 18)

2

(11.1%)

8

(44.4%)

4

(22.2%)

1

(5.6%)

2

(11.1%)

1

(5.6%)

0

(0.0%)

 China (n = 14)

1

(7.1%)

4

(28.6%)

4

(28.6%)

3

(21.4%)

0

(0.0%)

2

(14.3%)

0

(0.0%)

 USA (n = 4)

0

(0.0%)

2

(50.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(25.0%)

1

(25.0%)

 UK (n = 3)

0

(0.0%)

2

(66.7%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(33.3%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

 Other (n = 6)

0

(0.0%)

2

(33.3%)

2

(33.3%)

1

(16.7%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(16.7%)

0

(0.0%)