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Table 3 Sought help for symptoms by CAM user status (consulted with a CAM practitioner or not)

From: The urban-rural divide in complementary and alternative medicine use: a longitudinal study of 10,638 women

  

Urban

Rural

Remote

Sought help for the following symptoms:

CAM

non-user

CAM

user

CAM

non-user

CAM

user

CAM

non-user

CAM

user

  

(n = 2,960)

(n = 1,157)

(n = 4,011)

(n = 1,866)

(n = 308)

(n = 131)

Allergies, hayfever, sinusitis â–  1

% yes

13

19

13

16

13

16

Breathing difficulties

% yes

7

9

8

9

7

6

Indigestion or heartburn â–  1 2

% yes

9

13

9

13

10

11

Chest pain

% yes

6

7

6

6

6

8

Headaches or migraines â–  1 2

% yes

6

9

7

10

6

9

Severe tiredness â–  2 3

% yes

6

8

6

9

5

10

Stiff or painful joints â–  1 2

% yes

15

26

18

25

15

18

Back pain â–  1 2 3

% yes

12

31

12

29

11

29

Urine that burns or stings â–  1 2

% yes

4

7

4

7

6

3

Hot flushes â–  1 2

% yes

6

10

6

10

5

5

Night sweats â–  2

% yes

5

7

4

7

4

5

Depression 3

% yes

8

9

8

9

4

9

Anxiety â–  2

% yes

7

9

6

9

4

6

  1. Note: chi-square tests used to test for statistically significant associations.
  2. â–  Statistically significant association for CAM user status (i.e. ignoring place of residence) (P < .005)
  3. 1 Statistically significant association for urban residents (P < .005)
  4. 2 Statistically significant association for rural residents (P < .005)
  5. 3 Statistically significant association for remote residents (P < .05)