Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Characteristic	N	%
Gender (n = 813)
Female	630	77.5
Male	179	22.0
Non-binary	4	0.5
World region where naturopathic training was completed (n = 801)
North American	293	36.6
Latin American	72	9.0
South East Asian	28	3.5
European	130	16.2
Western Pacific	247	30.8
Other (African, Eastern Mediterranean, not specified)	31	3.9
Time since first naturopathic qualification (n = 811)
Less than 5 years	254	31.3
Between 5 and 10 years	164	20.2
Between 10 and 15 years	161	19.9
Between 15 and 20 years	100	12.3
More than 20 years	132	16.3
Currently in clinical practice (n = 812)	674	83.0
World region where clinical practice is located (n = 668)
North American	257	38.5
Latin American	57	8.5
South East Asian	22	3.3
European	117	17.5
Western Pacific	189	28.3
Other (African, Eastern Mediterranean, not specified)	26	3.9
Clinical practice environment (n = 672)
Solo clinic	261	38.8
Co-located with other health professionals but not other naturopaths	154	22.9
Co-located with other naturopaths but no other health professionals	52	7.7
Co-located with other naturopaths and other health professionals	149	22.2
Other clinical environment	56	8.3
	Mean	SD (min, max)
Number of patients per week (n = 658)	19.5	44.9 (0, 1000)
Number of patient hours per week (n = 657)	18.2	16.9 (0, 130)
Number of hours working on their business per week (n = 657)	16.9	14.1 (1, 100)
Consultation types
Home visits (n = 814)	247	30.3
Free consultations for specific populations (n = 814)	188	23.1
Free health screening services (e.g. blood pressure checks) (n = 814)	80	9.8
Hospital visits (n = 814)	51	6.3