Table 4. The use of CAM in children with other chronic disease.

Source	Types of disease	Use of CAM, % (n)	Preferred modalities	Factors significantly associated with use of CAM
Bishop et al.28)	Cancer	6–91 (2,871)	Herbal remedies, diets/nutrition, faith-healing	Few
Barnes et al.9)	Insomnia, ADHD, musculoskeletal disease, stress or anxiety, back pain	2–7	Nonvitamin, nonmineral, natural products (4%), chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation (3%)	Parental use of CAM
Oshikoya et al.29)	Epilepsy, asthma, sickle cell anemia	31 (99/318) (epilepsy, 38%; asthma, 36%; sickle cell anemia, 25%)	Biological products (58%), alternative medical systems (27%), mind/body interventions (14%)	Relatives, friends and neighbors
Levy and Hyman30)	ASD	50–75 (50–112)	Mind/body practices	Perception of safety, absence of side effects or prior experience with side effects of conventional therapy36)

CAM, complementary and alternative medicine; ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ASD, Autistic spectrum disorder.