Table 3.
Summary information of included studies reporting prevalence of use of naturopathy over other time periods
| WHO region | Country (WHO region) | Author | Economic status | Design (measure) | Year data collected | Population | Naturopathy descriptor | Setting (eg, urban, rural) | N | Duration of exposure | Overall use (%) |
| Region of the Americas | Canada | Esmail (2017)30 | Evenly distributed (<US$20 000 to >$79 999) | Cross-sectional survey | 1997, 2006, 2016 | General population | Naturopathy | Both | 1500 (1997); 2000 (2006); 2000 (2016) | Ever used | 1997: 6 2006: 9 2016: 11 |
| South-East Asian | India | Srinivasan and Sugumar (2017)32 | Diversity of occupation, social group, education, and religion | Cross-sectional (survey) | 2011–2012 | Households in the general population | Naturopathy and yoga | Both | Total: 65 507 Urban: 26 996 Rural: 38 511 |
Not specified | Total: n=6616 (10) Urban: n=3227 (12) Rural: n=2607 (7) |