Table 3.
Selected findings of population-based survey of CAM use among adults (n = 2669) in England (from Thomas et al. [5]).
Use in 12 months preceding the survey | Lifetime use | |||
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Therapy | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI |
Homoeopathy | 1.2 | 0.8–1.6 | 5.7 | 4.9–6.8 |
Medical herbalism | 0.9 | 0.6–1.3 | 4.4 | 3.6–5.1 |
OTC homoeopathic medicine | 8.6 | 7.6–9.8 | 14.6 | 13.3–16.0 |
OTC herbal medicine | 19.8 | 18.3–21.3 | 31.4 | 29.6–33.2 |
CI, Confidence intervals.