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. 2008 Jan 30;9:8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-9-8

Table 1.

Association between homeopathic and antibiotic use at 54 months

Antibiotic use
Homeopathic use No (38.3%) Yes (61.7%) Crude OR Adjusted OR

No (94%) 3525 (38.6%) 5619 (61.4%) 1.23 (1.03, 1.46) 1.02 (0.84, 1.24)
Yes (6%) 196 (33.9%) 383 (66.1%)

Adjusted for factors found to be associated with antibiotic use (p < 0.05) namely child's general health, Mum contacts GP when child ill, maternal anxiety, child's use of vitamins, child had wheezing, child had earache, child had cough