Table 3 Type of CAM used by city/region
From: Use of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients in Colombia
Type of CAM | Barranquilla n = 262 (%) | Bogota n = 239 (%) | Bucaramanga n = 352 (%) | Cali n = 278 (%) | Medellin n = 178 (%) | Neiva n = 301 (%) | All n = 1610 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Natural products-based therapy | |||||||
Herbal products | 155 (64.9) | 104 (43.5) | 184 (52.3) | 164 (59.0) | 90 (50.6) | 187 (62.1) | 887 (55.1) |
Animal products | 105 (40.1) | 32 (13.4) | 118 (33.5) | 19 (6.8) | 8 (4.5) | 98 (32.6) | 380 (23.6) |
Nutrition | |||||||
Foods | 189 (72.1) | 114 (47.7) | 221 (62.8) | 142 (51.1) | 76 (42.7) | 139 (46.2) | 881 (54.7) |
Diet regimens | 44 (16.8) | 8 (3.3) | 42 (11.9) | 42 (15.1) | 35 (19.7) | 27 (9.0) | 197 (12.2) |
Vitamins | 170 (64.9) | 131 (54.8) | 168 (47.7) | 161 (57.9) | 70 (39.3) | 164 (54.5) | 864 (53.7) |
Whole medical systems | |||||||
Homeopathy | 29 (11.1) | 55 (23.0) | 39 (11.1) | 28(10.1) | 19 (10.7) | 14 (4.7) | 184 (10.2) |
Traditional practices | 3 (1.1) | 2 (0.8) | 6 (1.7) | 3 (1.1) | 4 (2.2) | 1 (0.3) | 19 (1.2) |
Energy medicine | 14 (5.3) | 20 (8.4) | 9 (2.6) | 27 (9.7) | 21 (11.8) | 7 (2.3) | 98 (6.1) |
Mind–Body medicine | 54 (20.6) | 39 (16.3) | 51 (14.5) | 39 (14.0) | 21 (11.8) | 44 (14.6) | 248 (15.4) |
Other | 43 (16.4) | 5 (2.1) | 17 (4.8) | 33 (11.9) | 28 (15.7) | 5 (1.7) | 131 (8.1) |