Title |
Gender differences in prevalence and associations for use of CAM in a large population study
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Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, December 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-14-463 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Agnete E Kristoffersen, Trine Stub, Anita Salamonsen, Frauke Musial, Katarina Hamberg |
Abstract |
Self-reported use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) varies widely from 10% to 75% in the general populations worldwide. When limited to use of a CAM provider 2% to 49% reported use is found. CAM use is believed to be closely associated with socio demographic variables such as gender, age, education, income and health complaints. However, studies have only occasionally differentiated CAM use according to gender. Therefore, the aim of the study presented here is to describe the prevalence of CAM use on the background of gender and to describe the specific characteristics of male and female users in the total Tromsø 6 population. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Belgium | 1 | 20% |
Switzerland | 1 | 20% |
Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 82 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 16 | 20% |
Student > Bachelor | 16 | 20% |
Researcher | 10 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 10% |
Other | 5 | 6% |
Other | 8 | 10% |
Unknown | 19 | 23% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 22% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 15% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 10% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 6% |
Psychology | 5 | 6% |
Other | 12 | 15% |
Unknown | 22 | 27% |